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干儿子

gān ér zi

3-character word Traditional 乾兒子

What 干儿子 means

1. adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

The characters in 干儿子

• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow
• 儿érchild; son
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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