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削職為民

简削职为民 · 繁削職為民

Mandarin · pinyin xuē zhí wéi mín

demotion to commoner (idiom)

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削: xuē · scrape off, pare, trim
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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
职: zhí · duty, profession; office, post
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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1–2–2–2 · xue1 zhi2 wei2 min2

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