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頷首之交

简颔首之交 · 繁頷首之交

Mandarin · pinyin hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
颔: hàn · chin, jowl; give nod

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4–3–1–1 · han4 shou3 zhi1 jiao1

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ham5 sau2 zi1 gaau1

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