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有頃

简有顷 · 繁有頃

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu qǐng

shortly thereafter
for a moment

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
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顷: qǐng · a moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean

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3–3 · you3 qing3

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(literary) soon; before long

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