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當事人

简当事人 · 繁當事人

Mandarin · pinyin dāng shì rén

persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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1–4–2 · dang1 shi4 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 si6 jan4

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noun

person involved; person implicated
party (in a legal case)

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