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親密無間

简亲密无间 · 繁親密無間

Mandarin · pinyin qīn mì wú jiàn

(idiom) to have a very close relationship with each other

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
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亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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1–4–2–4 · qin1 mi4 wu2 jian4

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can1 mat6 mou4 gaan3

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