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昏定晨省

Mandarin · pinyin hūn dìng chén xǐng

seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)

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昏: hūn · dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
晨: chén · early morning, daybreak
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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1–4–2–3 · hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3

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fan1 ding6 san4 sing2

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