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多事之秋

Mandarin · pinyin duō shì zhī qiū

(idiom) troubled times; eventful period

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year

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1–4–1–1 · duo1 shi4 zhi1 qiu1

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(idiomatic) troubled period; eventful times

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