法國人

简 法国人 · 繁 法國人
Mandarin · pinyin Fǎ guó rén

Meanings

  1. Frenchman
  2. French person
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法
fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
國
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
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3–2–2 · Fa3 guo2 ren2

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faat3 gwok3 jan4

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noun

  1. French person; French people

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