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卿卿我我

qīng qīng wǒ wǒdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-85042c8c8d391ef4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

卿卿我我 卿卿我我 [qing1 qing1 wo3 wo3] /to bill and coo (idiom)/to whisper sweet nothings to one another/to be very much in love/

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  • 卿
    qīng

    high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old)

  • 卿
    qīng

    high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old)

  • 我
    wǒ

    I; me; my

  • 我
    wǒ

    I; me; my

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.