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醜妻近地家中寶

简丑妻近地家中宝 · 繁醜妻近地家中寶

Mandarin · pinyin chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo

an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

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醜: Look up this written character
妻: qī · wife
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
寶: Look up this written character
丑: chǒu · clown, comedian; second earthly branch
宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare

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3–1–4–4–1–1–3 · chou3 qi1 jin4 di4 jia1 zhong1 bao3

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