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親子

简亲子 · 繁親子

Mandarin · pinyin qīn zǐ

parent and child
parent-child (relationship)
two successive generations

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–3 · qin1 zi3

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