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磕糖

Mandarin · pinyin kē táng

(slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate
to lap it up when one sees a couple whom one ships kissing or cuddling

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磕: kē · hit; collide, knock into; sound
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets

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1–2 · ke1 tang2

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