chǒu shídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
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Original source entry:

丑時 丑时 [chou3 shi2] /1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)/

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Other forms in these source records: 丑時

  • 丑
    chǒu

    clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30° / shameful / ugly / disgraceful

    Chǒu

    surname Chou

  • 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

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