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平庸之輩

简平庸之辈 · 繁平庸之輩

Mandarin · pinyin píng yōng zhī bèi

a nobody
a nonentity

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
庸: yōng · usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
輩: Look up this written character
辈: bèi · generation, lifetime; class

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2–1–1–4 · ping2 yong1 zhi1 bei4

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ping4 jung4 zi1 bui3

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