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業餘教育

简业余教育 · 繁業餘教育

Mandarin · pinyin yè yú jiào yù

spare-time education
evening classes

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教: jiào · teach, class
育: yù · produce, give birth to; educate
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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4–2–4–4 · ye4 yu2 jiao4 yu4

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