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斷代

斷代

See also: 断代

Chinese

		absolutely; decidedly (in negative constructions); break absolutely; decidedly (in negative constructions); break; to judge	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (斷代)		斷	代
simp. (断代)		断	代

Verb

斷代

(historiography) to periodize

Derived terms

斷代史／断代史 (duàndàishǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): duàndài

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: duàndài
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannday
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    斷代／断代
    緞帶／缎带
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ doi⁶
  - Yale: dyuhn doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ doi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² tɔːi̯²²/