Chinese

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to wedge; wedge
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (楔子)
simp. #(楔子)

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Noun

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楔子

  1. wedge; peg; stopper
  2. prologue (in some modern novels); interlude (in Yuan dynasty drama)