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私定終身

简私定终身 · 繁私定終身

Mandarin · pinyin sī dìng zhōng shēn

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
终: zhōng · end; finally, in the end

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1–4–1–1 · si1 ding4 zhong1 shen1

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si1 ding6 zung1 san1

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