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一朝一夕

jat1 ziu1 jat1 zik6

yi1 zhao1 yi1 xi1

in one morning or evening; overnight; in one day

Level: 3

一朝一夕

一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
朝 ciu4 ziu1 zhao1 chao2 zhu1 - morning, day
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
夕 zik6 xi1 (PRC), xi4 (Taiwan) - evening, night; dusk; sunset

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007

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