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長相廝守

简长相厮守 · 繁長相廝守

Mandarin · pinyin cháng xiāng sī shǒu

(of a couple) to stay together for life

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
廝: Look up this written character
守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
厮: sī · servant; to make a disturbance

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2–1–1–3 · chang2 xiang1 si1 shou3

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coeng4 soeng1 si1 sau2

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(of a couple) to stay together for long

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