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重修舊好

简重修旧好 · 繁重修舊好

Mandarin · pinyin chóng xiū jiù hǎo

to make friends again
to renew old cordial relations

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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2–1–4–3 · chong2 xiu1 jiu4 hao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 sau1 gau6 hou2

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(idiomatic) to bury the hatchet

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