"·" meaning in Chinese

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          "text": "巴拉克·奧巴馬／巴拉克·奥巴马 ― Bālākè Àobāmǎ ― Barack Obama",
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          "ref": "《論語·子張》 [MSC, trad.]",
          "roman": "Analects, \"Zizhang\"",
          "text": "《论语·子张》 [MSC, simp.]\n“Lúnyǔ Zǐzhāng” [Pinyin]",
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          "english": "Teenage Book Collection: Pride and Prejudice",
          "ref": "《青少年文庫·傲慢與偏見》 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "《青少年文库·傲慢与偏见》 [MSC, simp.]\n“Qīngshàonián Wénkù Àomàn yǔ Piānjiàn” [Pinyin]",
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        "Separates the title of a literary work or collection from the title of a section."
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          "ref": "《水調歌頭·明月幾時有》 [MSC, trad.]",
          "roman": "\"Mid-Autumn Festival Night\" to the tune of \"Shuidiao Getou\"",
          "text": "《水调歌头·明月几时有》 [MSC, simp.]\n“Shuǐdiào Gētóu Míngyuè Jǐshí Yǒu” [Pinyin]",
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        "Separates the name of a fixed melody or format from the title of a poem or song."
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          "english": "Heaven, Earth, Man",
          "roman": "“Tiān Dì Rén”",
          "text": "《天·地·人》",
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          "english": "January 28 Incident",
          "roman": "yī-èrbā shìbiàn",
          "text": "一·二八事變／一·二八事变",
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          "english": "9/11 attacks",
          "roman": "9-11 xíjī shìjiàn",
          "text": "9·11襲擊事件／9·11袭击事件",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Mukden Incident (lit. September 18 Incident)",
          "roman": "jiǔ-yībā shìbiàn",
          "text": "九一八事變／九一八事变",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
        "Separates the month from the day in events, commemorations, etc. named after dates, only used after January (一 (yī)), November (一一 (yīyī)) and December (一二 (yī'èr)) when hanzi are used."
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          "roman": "Analects, \"Zizhang\"",
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          "english": "Teenage Book Collection: Pride and Prejudice",
          "ref": "《青少年文庫·傲慢與偏見》 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "《青少年文库·傲慢与偏见》 [MSC, simp.]\n“Qīngshàonián Wénkù Àomàn yǔ Piānjiàn” [Pinyin]",
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          "text": "《水调歌头·明月几时有》 [MSC, simp.]\n“Shuǐdiào Gētóu Míngyuè Jǐshí Yǒu” [Pinyin]",
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        "Separates the name of a fixed melody or format from the title of a poem or song."
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          "roman": "yī-èrbā shìbiàn",
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          "english": "9/11 attacks",
          "roman": "9-11 xíjī shìjiàn",
          "text": "9·11襲擊事件／9·11袭击事件",
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          "english": "Mukden Incident (lit. September 18 Incident)",
          "roman": "jiǔ-yībā shìbiàn",
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