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四下無人

简四下无人 · 繁四下無人

Mandarin · pinyin sì xià wú rén

there are no other people around

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四: sì · four
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–4–2–2 · si4 xia4 wu2 ren2

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