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老婆孩子熱炕頭

简老婆孩子热炕头 · 繁老婆孩子熱炕頭

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou

wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
the simple and good life

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
婆: pó · old woman; grandmother
孩: hái · baby, child; children
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
炕: kàng · the brick-bed in northern China
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2–2–5–4–4–5 · lao3 po2 hai2 zi5 re4 kang4 tou5

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