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寅時

简寅时 · 繁寅時

Mandarin · pinyin yín shí

3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

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寅: yín · to respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–2 · yin2 shi2

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jan4 si4

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noun

(literary) the hours of the tiger (3:00am to 5:00am)

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