早日

Mandarin · pinyin zǎo rì

Meanings

  1. soon; at an early date
  2. the early days; the past
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早
zǎo · early; soon; morning
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
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3–4 · zao3 ri4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zou2 jat6

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

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zou2 jat6

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adv

  1. at an early date; early; soon; as soon as possible

noun

  1. the past; past times; former times

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