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平易近人

Mandarin · pinyin píng yì jìn rén

amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple
easy to understand

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
易: yì · change; easy
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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2–4–4–2 · ping2 yi4 jin4 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4

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(idiomatic) amiable and approachable; easy-going, modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand

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