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歡喜冤家

简欢喜冤家 · 繁歡喜冤家

Mandarin · pinyin huān xǐ yuān jia

quarrelsome but loving couple

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歡: Look up this written character
喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
欢: huān · happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy

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1–3–1–5 · huan1 xi3 yuan1 jia5

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fun1 hei2 jyun1 gaa1

Cantonese word readings for 歡喜冤家. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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