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何許人

简何许人 · 繁何許人

Mandarin · pinyin hé xǔ rén

(literary) what kind of person

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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
许: xǔ · allow, permit; promise; betroth

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2–3–2 · he2 xu3 ren2

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noun

(literary) person from where
(literary) what kind of person

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