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Mandarin · pinyin shí kōng cuò zhì

having elements from another time or place

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
置: zhì · place, lay out; set aside
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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2–1–4–4 · shi2 kong1 cuo4 zhi4

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