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男女老幼
Mandarin · pinyin nán nǚ lǎo yòu
Meanings
- men, women, young and old
- everybody
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2–3–3–4 · nan2 nu:3 lao3 you4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
naam4 neoi5 lou5 jau3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) the male and the female, the old and the young: everybody
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