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裙帶親

简裙带亲 · 繁裙帶親

Mandarin · pinyin qún dài qīn

relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)

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裙: qún · skirt, apron, petticoat
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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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2–4–1 · qun2 dai4 qin1

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