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老夫少妻

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo fū shào qī

older husband and much younger wife

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
妻: qī · wife

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3–1–4–1 · lao3 fu1 shao4 qi1

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lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1

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