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距離產生美

简距离产生美 · 繁距離產生美

Mandarin · pinyin jù lí chǎn shēng měi

absence makes the heart grow fonder

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距: jù · distance; bird's spur
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
产: chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce

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4–2–3–1–3 · ju4 li2 chan3 sheng1 mei3

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Distance makes beauty. / Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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