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三無人員

简三无人员 · 繁三無人員

Mandarin · pinyin sān wú rén yuán

person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income

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三: sān · three
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
員: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
员: yuán · member; personnel, staff member

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1–2–2–2 · san1 wu2 ren2 yuan2

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