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按時間先後

简按时间先后 · 繁按時間先後

Mandarin · pinyin àn shí jiān xiān hòu

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按: àn · put hand on, press down with hand
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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先: xiān · first, former, previous
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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4–2–1–1–4 · an4 shi2 jian1 xian1 hou4

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on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6

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