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普羅大眾

简普罗大众 · 繁普羅大眾

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ luó dà zhòng

proletariat
abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞 pǔ luó liè tǎ lì yà plus masses
also written 無產階級 wú chǎn jiē jí in PRC Marxist theory

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
眾: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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3–2–4–4 · pu3 luo2 da4 zhong4

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common people

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