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sān gēng
phr. (Traditional Chinese Time-keeping) the first of the five night watch periods, 23:00-01:00; midnight
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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bàn yè sān gēng fàng dà pào -- yì míng jīng rén
phr. To make explosions in the middle of the night--to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire