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總角之好

简总角之好 · 繁總角之好

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo

(idiom) childhood friend

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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3–3–1–3 · zong3 jiao3 zhi1 hao3

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zung2 gok3 zi1 hou2

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