shí èr shí chendictionary entry
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twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
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十二時辰 十二时辰 [shi2 er4 shi2 chen5] /twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy/

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