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匹夫匹婦

简匹夫匹妇 · 繁匹夫匹婦

Mandarin · pinyin pǐ fū pǐ fù

(idiom) ordinary people; commoners

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匹: pǐ · bolt of cloth; counter for horses
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
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妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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3–1–3–4 · pi3 fu1 pi3 fu4

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