plum flower | wife; to marry off (a daughter) | crane | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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trad. (梅妻鶴子) | 梅 | 妻 | 鶴 | 子 | |
simp. (梅妻鹤子) | 梅 | 妻 | 鹤 | 子 | |
Literally: “plum wife crane child”. |
梅妻鶴子