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情竇初開

简情窦初开 · 繁情竇初開

Mandarin · pinyin qíng dòu chū kāi

first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
窦: dòu · surname; hole, burrow; corrupt
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–4–1–1 · qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1

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cing4 dau6 co1 hoi1

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