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小別勝新婚 (siu2 bit6 sing3 san1 fan1) — seeing each other again after a short separation is sweeter than newlyweds in Cantonese

siuˊ²小bitˍ₆別sing˗₃勝sanˉ¹新fanˉ¹婚
简 小别胜新婚
Mandarin Pinyin: xiao3 bie2 sheng4 xin1 hun1

Meaning of 小別勝新婚

nounseeing each other again after a short separation is sweeter than newlyweds
nounabsence makes the heart grow fonder

Characters in 小別勝新婚

小siu2
humble; mean; lowly
別bit6
unique; unusual; special
勝sing3
excel; superior to; surpass
新san1
recent; modern
婚fan1
a marriage; a wedding

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