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官宦人家

Mandarin · pinyin guān huàn rén jiā

family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)

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官: guān · official, public servant
宦: huàn · officialdom, government official
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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1–4–2–1 · guan1 huan4 ren2 jia1

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gun1 waan6 jan4 gaa1

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