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數九天

简数九天 · 繁數九天

Mandarin · pinyin shǔ jiǔ tiān

nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
九: jiǔ · nine
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–3–1 · shu3 jiu3 tian1

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sou3 gau2 tin1

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