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日中

Mandarin · pinyin rì zhōng#

noon
midday
zenith

Mandarin · pinyin Rì Zhōng#

Japan-China

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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4–1 · ri4 zhong1

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noun · Etymology 1

(literary or dialectal) noon
(literary) equinox
(Eastern Min, Jianyang Northern Min) daytime

name · Etymology 2

(somewhat rare) Japan and China; (attributive) Japanese–Chinese

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