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第一時間

简第一时间 · 繁第一時間

Mandarin · pinyin dì yī shí jiān

in the first moments (of sth happening)
immediately (after an event)
first thing

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
間: Look up this written character
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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4–1–2–1 · di4 yi1 shi2 jian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dai6 jat1 si4 gaan3

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(idiomatic) immediately; at once; right away

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