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伉儷
  kong3 lai6   jyutping
  kang4 li4   pinyin
mariried couple ; husband and wife; Mr. and Mrs.

[1] [n] mariried couple ; husband and wife
[2] [formal title] husband and wife (Mr. and Mrs.)

when being used as a formal title, you address the husband's fullname followed by 伉儷.
such as 伉儷, meaning: and his wife (Mr. and Mrs. Chan)

[Archaic use] two people,not necessarily married, who are competitive with each other.
noun

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
伉儷 / 伉俪

This word has been viewed 1233 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by kath on 21st Dec 2009 04:25 and last edited on 15th Jan 2013 22:22
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Characters in this word:

 kong3  -  reciprocal;equal;resist;arrogant;extreme
 lai6  -  paired; married couple
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