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食頃

简食顷 · 繁食頃

Mandarin · pinyin shí qǐng

a short moment

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
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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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2–3 · shi2 qing3

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