xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom) / absence makes the heart grow fonder
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Original source entry:

小別勝新婚 小别胜新婚 [xiao3 bie2 sheng4 xin1 hun1] /reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)/absence makes the heart grow fonder/

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