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難捨難離

简难舍难离 · 繁難捨難離

Mandarin · pinyin nán shě nán lí

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

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难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
舍: shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2–3–2–2 · nan2 she3 nan2 li2

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naan4 se2 naan4 lei4

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