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一刻鐘

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Mandarin · pinyin yī kè zhōng

a quarter of an hour

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
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钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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1–4–1 · yi1 ke4 zhong1

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