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市井小民

Mandarin · pinyin shì jǐng xiǎo mín

ordinary people
the hoi polloi
commoner

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens

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4–3–3–2 · shi4 jing3 xiao3 min2

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si5 zeng2 siu2 man4

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