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親生子女

简亲生子女 · 繁親生子女

Mandarin · pinyin qīn shēng zǐ nǚ

natural child

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–1–3–3 · qin1 sheng1 zi3 nu:3

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