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凡夫俗子

Mandarin · pinyin fán fū sú zǐ

common people; ordinary folk

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凡: fán · all, any, every; ordinary, common
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–1–2–3 · fan2 fu1 su2 zi3

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faan4 fu1 zuk6 zi2

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(idiomatic) ordinary person

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