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消防員

简消防员 · 繁消防員

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo fáng yuán

firefighter; fireman

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
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员: yuán · member; personnel, staff member

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1–2–2 · xiao1 fang2 yuan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 fong4 jyun4

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noun

firefighter
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) person who frequently takes day offs from work

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