十二时辰
shí'èr​shí​chen

twelve double hours

  • created reference approved 十二时辰/十二時辰 → 时辰/時辰 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十二时辰 / 十二時辰 shí'èr​shí​chen

    时辰 / 時辰 shí​chen

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  • created sense approved 十二时辰/十二時辰 · shí'èr​shí​chen · twelve double hours — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十二时辰 / 十二時辰

    shí'èr​shí​chen

    twelve double hours

    twelve divisions of the day in early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping, each lasting two hours; the system used in ancient astronomy and daily timekeeping

    十二 (literal) → 十二 · shí'èr · twelve 时辰 (literal) → 时辰/時辰 · shí​chen · two-hour period

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