Nài liáng Shí dàidictionary entry
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Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
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Original source entry:

奈良時代 奈良时代 [Nai4 liang2 Shi2 dai4] /Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history/

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Other forms in these source records: 奈良時代

  • 奈
    nài

    used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wú nài] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mò kě nài hé] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

  • 良
    liáng

    good / very / very much

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 代
    dài

    to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

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