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下午

Mandarin · pinyin xià wǔ

afternoon
Classifier: 個 gè
p.m.

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
午: wǔ · seventh earthly branch

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4–3 · xia4 wu3

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haa6 ng5

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noun

afternoon; p.m. (Classifier: 個／个)

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