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半個人

简半个人 · 繁半個人

Mandarin · pinyin bàn ge rén

(not) a single person
(no) one

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半: bàn · half
個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single

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4–5–2 · ban4 ge5 ren2

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noun

trace of people (in phrases indicating the absence of people)

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