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露水姻緣

简露水姻缘 · 繁露水姻緣

Mandarin · pinyin lù shuǐ yīn yuán

casual romance
short-lived relationship

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露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
姻: yīn · relatives by marriage
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缘: yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

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4–3–1–2 · lu4 shui3 yin1 yuan2

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lou6 seoi2 jan1 jyun4

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