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本族語

简本族语 · 繁本族語

Mandarin · pinyin běn zú yǔ

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–2–3 · ben3 zu2 yu3

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bun2 zuk6 jyu5

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noun

native language; mother tongue

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