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喝第一杯伯爵茶前

喝第一杯...

喝第一杯伯爵茶前

he ˉ diˋ yiˋ bei ˉ boˊ jueˊ chaˊ qianˊ

(Before drinking)

Before drinking (my) first cup of earl grey

喝 he ˉ heˋ

(Call Out, Drink, Shout)

Drink, (He4), Shout, Call Out

第一 diˋ yiˉ

(First, Number one)

Number one, First, The first

一杯 yiˋ beiˉ

(cup of)

A cup of

伯爵 boˊ jueˊ

(Count, Earl, Rank)

Count, Rank of nobility, Earl

伯爵茶

boˊ jueˊ chaˊ

(Earl)

Earl Grey Tea

前 qianˊ

(Advance, Before, First, Former, Forwards, Front, Proceed)

Before, First, Forwards, Front, Former, Advance, Proceed

喝

Call Out, Drink, Shout

Drink, (He4), Shout, Call Out

第

In Sequence, Number, Prefix

Number, Prefix for numbers, In Sequence

一

A, An, As soon as, Once, One, Single, The

One, 1, Single, A, An, Once, As soon as, The

杯

Cup, Glass, Goblet, Tumbler, cup of

Cup, A cup of, Glass, Tumbler, Goblet

伯

Count, Father's Older, Uncle

Uncle, Father's Older Brother, Count

爵

Lord, Nobility, Noble

Noble, Lord, Nobility

茶

Tea

Tea

前

Advance, Before, First, Former, Forwards, Front, Proceed

Before, First, Forwards, Front, Former, Advance, Proceed

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