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| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| the first meridian/the prime meridian |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
本
|
roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc / originally | |
|
初
|
at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic | |
|
子
|
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] | |
|
午
|
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse | |
|
線
|
thread / string / wire / line |
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