一日之雅

Mandarin · pinyin yī rì zhī yǎ

Meanings

  1. lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. fig. casual acquaintance
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
雅
yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
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1–4–1–3 · yi1 ri4 zhi1 ya3

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jat1 jat6 zi1 ngaa5

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