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家庭煮夫

Mandarin · pinyin jiā tíng zhǔ fū

househusband

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
煮: zhǔ · cook
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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1–2–3–1 · jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu1

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gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu1

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