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沖齡

简冲龄 · 繁沖齡

Mandarin · pinyin chōng líng

childhood (typically used in reference to an emperor)

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冲: chōng · soar; pour boiling water over
龄: líng · age; years

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noun

(literary, chiefly of a monarch) childhood; infancy

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