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伉儷
kong3 lai6 |
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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 陳大明伉儷, meaning: 陳大明 and his wife (Mr. and Mrs. Chan) [Archaic use] two people,not necessarily married, who are competitive with each other. Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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伉儷 / 伉俪 | ||
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Characters in this word:伉 kong3 - reciprocal;equal;resist;arrogant;extreme儷 lai6 - paired; married couple |
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