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十數

简十数 · 繁十數

Mandarin · pinyin shí shù

more than ten
a dozen or more

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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2–4 · shi2 shu4

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