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新婚宴爾

简新婚宴尔 · 繁新婚宴爾

Mandarin · pinyin xīn hūn yàn ěr

variant of 新婚燕爾 xīn hūn yàn ěr

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–1–4–3 · xin1 hun1 yan4 er3

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san1 fan1 jin3 ji5

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