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少數族裔

简 少数族裔 · 繁 少數族裔
Mandarin · pinyin shǎo shù zú yì

Meanings

  1. ethnic minority
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少
shǎo · few, less, inadequate
數
shù · number; several; count; fate
族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
裔
yì · progeny, descendants, posterity
数
shù · number; several, count; fate
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3–4–2–4 · shao3 shu4 zu2 yi4

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noun

  1. ethnic minority

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