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結婚生子

简结婚生子 · 繁結婚生子

Mandarin · pinyin jié hūn shēng zǐ

to get married and have kids; to start a family

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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2–1–1–3 · jie2 hun1 sheng1 zi3

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