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迎來送往

简迎来送往 · 繁迎來送往

Mandarin · pinyin yíng lái sòng wǎng

lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
all time taken over with social niceties

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迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
送: sòng · see off, send off; dispatch, give
往: wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–2–4–3 · ying2 lai2 song4 wang3

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jing4 loi4 sung3 wong5

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