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個中人

简个中人 · 繁個中人

Mandarin · pinyin gè zhōng rén

a person in the know

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個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single

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4–1–2 · ge4 zhong1 ren2

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