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每時每刻

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Mandarin · pinyin měi shí měi kè

at all times
at every moment

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每: měi · every, each
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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3–2–3–4 · mei3 shi2 mei3 ke4

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