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賓至如歸

简宾至如归 · 繁賓至如歸

Mandarin · pinyin bīn zhì rú guī

guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc)
a home away from home

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賓: Look up this written character
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
歸: Look up this written character
宾: bīn · guest, visitor; surname; submit
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–4–2–1 · bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1

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ban1 zi3 jyu4 gwai1

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(formal, simile) guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house, etc.)

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