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Mandarin · pinyin bā diǎn dàng

8:00 p.m. time slot (on television)
(Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m.

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
档: dàng · shelf; frame, crosspiece

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1–3–4 · ba1 dian3 dang4

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noun

(Taiwan, television) 8 o'clock time slot
(Taiwan, colloquial) soap opera; drama (alluding to TV shows broadcasting at around 8:00pm prime time)

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