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流氓無產者

简流氓无产者 · 繁流氓無產者

Mandarin · pinyin liú máng wú chǎn zhě

lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
氓: máng · people; subjects; vassals
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者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
产: chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce

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2–2–2–3–3 · liu2 mang2 wu2 chan3 zhe3

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lau4 man4 mou4 caan2 ze2

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noun

(Marxism) lumpenproletarian; lumpenproletariat

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