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Mandarin · pinyin měi fēn měi miǎo

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  1. each and every moment
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měi · every, each
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
秒
miǎo · beard of grain or corn; a second
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3–1–3–3 · mei3 fen1 mei3 miao3

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