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人民幣元

简人民币元 · 繁人民幣元

Mandarin · pinyin rén mín bì yuán

renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
币: bì · currency, coins, legal tender

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2–2–4–2 · ren2 min2 bi4 yuan2

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