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親如一家

简亲如一家 · 繁親如一家

Mandarin · pinyin qīn rú yī jiā

family-like close relationship (idiom)

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–2–1–1 · qin1 ru2 yi1 jia1

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can1 jyu4 jat1 gaa1

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