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Mandarin · pinyin quān nèi rén

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圈: quān · to circle; a circle; corral
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
内: nèi · inside

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1–4–2 · quan1 nei4 ren2

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