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頃

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Mandarin · pinyin qīng#

variant of 傾 qīng

Mandarin · pinyin qǐng#

unit of area equal to 100 畝 mǔ or 6.67 hectares
a short while
a little while ago
circa. (for approximate dates)

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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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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

king1 · king2

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character · Etymology 1

A unit of area equal to 100 畝／亩 (mǔ) or 6.67 hectares.
(literary) short while
(literary) just now; just
(literary) about; circa (after dates)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 傾／倾 (qīng)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 跬 (“half a step”)

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