耳 鬓 厮 磨

ěr bìn sī módictionary entry

lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood

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耳鬢廝磨 耳鬓厮磨 [er3 bin4 si1 mo2] /lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom)/fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood/

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