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清道夫

Mandarin · pinyin qīng dào fū

(old) street cleaner
suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus)
(soccer) sweeper

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清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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1–4–1 · qing1 dao4 fu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cing1 dou6 fu1

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noun

street cleaner; garbage collector
(soccer) sweeper; sweeper-keeper
(～魚) plecostomus; plec (fish)
(figurative) person or thing that removes obstacles on the way

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