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二地主

Mandarin · pinyin èr dì zhǔ

sublandlord
tenant who sublets

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二: èr · two; twice
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord

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4–4–3 · er4 di4 zhu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 dei6 zyu2

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