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新婚燕爾

简新婚燕尔 · 繁新婚燕爾

Mandarin · pinyin xīn hūn yàn ěr

(idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–1–4–3 · xin1 hun1 yan4 er3

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(idiomatic) to bask in newlywed bliss

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