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太古代

Mandarin · pinyin Tài gǔ dài

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation

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4–3–4 · Tai4 gu3 dai4

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(geology) the Archean eon

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