床頭打交床尾和

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Chinese

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head of a bed; bedhead; table to fight; to quarrel; to argue end of the bed
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
trad. (床頭打交床尾和/牀頭打交牀尾和) 床頭/牀頭 打交 床尾/牀尾
simp. (床头打交床尾和) 床头 打交 床尾

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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床頭打交床尾和

  1. (Cantonese, of a married couple) to quarrel with each other at the head of the bed and compromise at the end of it; to fight getting into bed and make up before falling asleep; to quickly make up after a quarrel; (sometimes specifically) to end an intense argument with make-up sex

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