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秒

Mandarin · pinyin miǎo

second (unit of time)
arc second (angular measurement unit)
(coll.) instantly

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秒: miǎo · beard of grain or corn; a second

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3 · miao3

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miu5

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete) awn; arista
(obsolete) tiny; minute; insignificant
(obsolete) tip; end; extremity
Classifier for time: second
Classifier for measuring an angle or latitude/longitude: second; arcsecond
(obsolete) unit of length equal to 0.0001 cun
(neologism, by extension) in seconds; immediately; instantly; at once
(neologism, by extension, of player, enemy, problem, etc.) to instantly kill, finish, solve, etc.

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