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普通民眾

简普通民众 · 繁普通民眾

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ tōng mín zhòng

ordinary people
the masses

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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3–1–2–4 · pu3 tong1 min2 zhong4

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