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水管工人

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ guǎn gōng rén

plumber

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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3–3–1–2 · shui3 guan3 gong1 ren2

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seoi2 gun2 gung1 jan4

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