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Mandarin · pinyin fā àn

occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act)
to take place
to occur
to advertise freelance work

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–4 · fa1 an4

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