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五行八作

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ háng bā zuō

all the trades
people of all trades and professions

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五: wǔ · five; surname
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform

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3–2–1–1 · wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1

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