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江湖藝人

简江湖艺人 · 繁江湖藝人

Mandarin · pinyin jiāng hú yì rén

itinerant entertainer

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
藝: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
艺: yì · art; talent, ability; craft

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1–2–4–2 · jiang1 hu2 yi4 ren2

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gong1 wu4 ngai6 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 江湖藝人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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