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服務員

简服务员 · 繁服務員

Mandarin · pinyin fú wù yuán

waiter
waitress
attendant
customer service personnel
Classifier: 個 gè, 位 wèi

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服: fú · clothes; wear, dress
務: Look up this written character
員: Look up this written character
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should
员: yuán · member; personnel, staff member

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2–4–2 · fu2 wu4 yuan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fuk6 mou6 jyun4

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noun

server; attendant; waiter; waitress; clerk; porter; valet

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