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人力

Mandarin · pinyin rén lì

manpower
labor power

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19

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2–4 · ren2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 lik6

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noun

manpower; human power
human strength
human effort
economically active population, including employed and unemployed

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