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鼎盛期

Mandarin · pinyin dǐng shèng qī

golden age; heyday; period of peak prosperity

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鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
盛: shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
期: qī · period of time; date; time limit

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3–4–1 · ding3 sheng4 qi1

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ding2 sing6 kei4

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