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冬至

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng zhì

Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 22nd December-5th January

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冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133

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1–4 · Dong1 zhi4

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dung1 zi3

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noun

winter solstice (one of the solar terms, around the 22nd of December)

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