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左派

Mandarin · pinyin zuǒ pài

(political) left
left wing
leftist

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左: zuǒ · left; east; unorthodox, improper
派: pài · school of thought, sect, branch

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3–4 · zuo3 pai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zo2 paai3

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noun

(politics) left wing
(politics) leftist

adj

(politics) left-wing

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