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剎時

简刹时 · 繁剎時

Mandarin · pinyin chà shí

in a flash
in the twinkling of an eye

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剎: Look up this written character
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
刹: shā · temple, shrine, monastery
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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4–2 · cha4 shi2

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saat3 si4

Cantonese word readings for 剎時. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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