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在天願做比翼鳥,在地願做連理枝

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In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *在* | 在* | *在
6画
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
4021.4
KLG
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *天* | 天* | *天
4画
sky, heaven; god, celestial
1043.0
MK
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *願* | 願* | *願
19画
desire, want; wish; ambition
𫖸
7128.6
MFMBC
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *做* | 做* | *做
11画
work, make; act
2824.0
OJRK
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *比* | 比* | *比
4画
to compare, liken; comparison; than
2171.0
PP
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *翼* | 翼* | *翼
17画
wings; fins on fish; shelter
1780.1
SMWTC
component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *鳥* | 鳥* | *鳥
11画
bird; KangXi radical 196
2732.7
HAYF

component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *在* | 在* | *在
6画
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
4021.4
KLG
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *地* | 地* | *地
6画
earth; soil, ground; region
4411.2
GPD
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *願* | 願* | *願
19画
desire, want; wish; ambition
𫖸
7128.6
MFMBC
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *做* | 做* | *做
11画
work, make; act
2824.0
OJRK
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *連* | 連* | *連
10画
join, connect; continuous; even
3530.0
YJWJ
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *理* | 理* | *理
11画
reason, logic; manage
1611.4
MGWG
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *枝* | 枝* | *枝
8画
branches, limbs; branch off
4494.7
DJE

Word decomposition:

TraditionalEnglish Definition
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
 
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
  
  yuàn
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *願* | 願* | *願
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge
   
   zuò
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *做* | 做* | *做
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
    
    
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时
    
    
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
euphemistic variant of
    
    
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *比* | 比* | *比
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
    
    
(flying) wing to wing
     
     
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
surname Yi / alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
     
     
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of
      
      diǎo
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳥* | 鳥* | *鳥
variant of / penis
      
      niǎo
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳥* | 鳥* | *鳥
bird / CL: 隻|只, / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
        
        zài
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
        
        zài
local
         
         de
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *地* | 地* | *地
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
         
         
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *地* | 地* | *地
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:
          
          yuàn
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *願* | 願* | *願
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge
           
           zuò
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *做* | 做* | *做
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
            
            Lián
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *連* | 連* | *連
surname Lian
            
            lián
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *連* | 連* | *連
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with , etc) even / company (military)
            
            lián
two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union
             
             
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *理* | 理* | *理
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
              
              zhī
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枝* | 枝* | *枝
branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc