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消息靈通人士

简消息灵通人士 · 繁消息靈通人士

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì

well-informed source; person with inside information

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
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通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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1–5–2–1–2–4 · xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1 ren2 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 sik1 ling4 tung1 jan4 si6

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