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男女關係

简男女关系 · 繁男女關係

Mandarin · pinyin nán nǚ guān xì

man-woman connection
intimate relationship

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
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关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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2–3–1–4 · nan2 nu:3 guan1 xi4

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noun

(literal) relationship between the sexes
(figurative, euphemistic) illicit extramarital relationship between a man and a woman

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