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顯生代

简显生代 · 繁顯生代

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎn shēng dài

Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀 Hán wǔ jì, c. 540m year ago

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
显: xiǎn · manifest, display; evident, clear

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3–1–4 · Xian3 sheng1 dai4

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