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一日之雅

Mandarin · pinyin yī rì zhī yǎ

lit. friends for a day (idiom)
fig. casual acquaintance

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined

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1–4–1–3 · yi1 ri4 zhi1 ya3

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jat1 jat6 zi1 ngaa5

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