弱勢群體

简 弱势群体 · 繁 弱勢群體
Mandarin · pinyin ruò shì qún tǐ

Meanings

  1. disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)
  2. the economically and politically marginalized
  3. the dispossessed
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弱
ruò · weak; fragile, delicate
勢
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群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
势
shì · power, force; tendency
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
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4–4–2–3 · ruo4 shi4 qun2 ti3

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joek6 sai3 kwan4 tai2

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noun

  1. vulnerable group

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弱勢群體 · ruo4 shi4 qun2 ti3
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Exact source record弱勢群體 弱势群体 [ruo4 shi4 qun2 ti3] /disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)/the economically and politically marginalized/the dispossessed/