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Mandarin · pinyin tī ji huà

intimate or heartfelt words; heart-to-heart talk

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–5–4 · ti1 ji5 hua4

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