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萬年曆

简万年历 · 繁萬年曆

Mandarin · pinyin wàn nián lì

perpetual calendar
ten thousand year calendar
Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁

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萬: Look up this written character
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
曆: Look up this written character
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
历: lì · history; calendar

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4–2–4 · wan4 nian2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maan6 nin4 lik6

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noun

“perpetual calendar”; calendar or almanac covering many years

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