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第三者

Mandarin · pinyin dì sān zhě

third party
(in romance) the other woman or man

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
三: sān · three
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who

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4–1–3 · di4 san1 zhe3

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dai6 saam1 ze2

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noun

third party
(specifically) the other man; the other woman

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