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外來人

简外来人 · 繁外來人

Mandarin · pinyin wài lái rén

foreigner

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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4–2–2 · wai4 lai2 ren2

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