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言歸於好

简言归于好 · 繁言歸於好

Mandarin · pinyin yán guī yú hǎo

to become reconciled
to bury the hatchet

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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2–1–2–3 · yan2 gui1 yu2 hao3

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(idiomatic) to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled

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