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本國人

简本国人 · 繁本國人

Mandarin · pinyin běn guó rén

natives of one's own country

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
國: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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3–2–2 · ben3 guo2 ren2

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