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一廂情願 (jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6) — a wish expressed by one side in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一soengˉ¹廂cingˎ₄情jyunˍ₆願
简 一厢情愿
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4 xiang1 qing2 yuan4

Meaning of 一廂情願

nouna wish expressed by one side
nounone's own wishful thinking; one-sided wish

Characters in 一廂情願

一jat1
one; a; an; the
廂soeng1
side; aspect
情cing4
nature; reason
願jyun6
vow (made before Buddha or a god)

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