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九分之一

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ fēn zhī yī

one ninth

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九: jiǔ · nine
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
一: yī · one; a, an; alone

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3–1–1–1 · jiu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1

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gau2 fan6 zi1 jat1

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