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販賣人口

简贩卖人口 · 繁販賣人口

Mandarin · pinyin fàn mài rén kǒu

trafficking in human beings

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
贩: fàn · peddler, hawker, street merchant
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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4–4–2–3 · fan4 mai4 ren2 kou3

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