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人民內部矛盾

简人民内部矛盾 · 繁人民內部矛盾

Mandarin · pinyin rén mín nèi bù máo dùn

internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
部: bù · part, division, section
矛: máo · spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
盾: dùn · shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
内: nèi · inside

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2–2–4–4–2–4 · ren2 min2 nei4 bu4 mao2 dun4

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jan4 man4 noi6 bou6 maau4 teon5

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noun

(Maoism) contradictions among the people

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