大晚上

Mandarin · pinyin dà wǎn shang

Meanings

  1. very late at night
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
晚
wǎn · night, evening; late
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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4–3–5 · da4 wan3 shang5

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