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鐘點

简钟点 · 繁鐘點

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng diǎn

hour
specified time

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鐘: Look up this written character
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
钟: zhōng · clock; bell
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–3 · zhong1 dian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 dim2

Cantonese word readings for 鐘點. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

time for something to be done or to happen
hour
(Hong Kong, specifically) hourly domestic worker

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