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朝朝

Mandarin · pinyin zhāo zhāo

every day (archaic)

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朝: cháo · dynasty; morning

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1–1 · zhao1 zhao1

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adv · Etymology 1

(literary or Hakka) every day
(Cantonese, Hakka) every morning

noun · Etymology 2

(Huizhou) paternal grandfather

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