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夕發朝至

简夕发朝至 · 繁夕發朝至

Mandarin · pinyin xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
overnight (train)

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夕: xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–1–1–4 · xi1 fa1 zhao1 zhi4

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