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黃昏戀

简黄昏恋 · 繁黃昏戀

Mandarin · pinyin huáng hūn liàn

fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
falling in love in the autumn of one's life

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
昏: hūn · dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
恋: liàn · love; long for, yearn for; love

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2–1–4 · huang2 hun1 lian4

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noun

(figurative) romantic relationship between an elderly couple
falling in love in the autumn of one's life

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