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繼親

简继亲 · 繁繼親

Mandarin · pinyin jì qīn

stepfamily
(old) stepmother
to marry

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
继: jì · continue, maintain, carry on
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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4–1 · ji4 qin1

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