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勢利小人

简势利小人 · 繁勢利小人

Mandarin · pinyin shì li xiǎo rén

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勢: Look up this written character
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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4–5–3–2 · shi4 li5 xiao3 ren2

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sai3 lei6 siu2 jan4

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