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男婚女嫁

Mandarin · pinyin nán hūn nǚ jià

to celebrate a wedding

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
嫁: jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage

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2–1–3–4 · nan2 hun1 nu:3 jia4

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naam4 fan1 neoi5 gaa3

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