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宿昔

Mandarin · pinyin sù xī

formerly
in the past

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宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
昔: xī · formerly; ancient; in beginning

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4–1 · su4 xi1

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noun

(literary) last night; eve
(literary) former times; in the past
(literary) morning and night; day and night; all the time
(literary) overnight

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