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等待時間

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Mandarin · pinyin děng dài shí jiān

waiting time
(computing) latency

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等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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3–4–2–1 · deng3 dai4 shi2 jian1

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