"We were just fated together" . . . Chinese love and the concept of yuan in England and Hong Kong

Personal Relationships

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Goodwin, Robin ^a   Findlay, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031532680     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1997.tb00132.x     Document Type: Article

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