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人事

Mandarin · pinyin rén shì

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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2–4 · ren2 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 si6

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noun

men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible
human affairs; ways of the world; facts of life
consciousness of the (outside) world
personnel matters; human resources
social activity; social intercourse
(dialectal) gift; present
man-caused turmoil; unrest
sexual awareness; sexual passion
(～勢) A combination 三中 in the Lingqijing.

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