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販夫俗子

简贩夫俗子 · 繁販夫俗子

Mandarin · pinyin fàn fū sú zi

peddlers and common people
lower class

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販: Look up this written character
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
贩: fàn · peddler, hawker, street merchant

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4–1–2–5 · fan4 fu1 su2 zi5

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faan3 fu1 zuk6 zi2

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