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擒人節

简擒人节 · 繁擒人節

Mandarin · pinyin Qín rén jié

(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day

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擒: qín · catch, capture, seize, arrest
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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2–2–2 · Qin2 ren2 jie2

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