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二等公民

Mandarin · pinyin èr děng gōng mín

second-class citizen

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二: èr · two; twice
等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens

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4–3–1–2 · er4 deng3 gong1 min2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 dang2 gung1 man4

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second-class citizen

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