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社會等級

简社会等级 · 繁社會等級

Mandarin · pinyin shè huì děng jí

social rank; class; caste

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社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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4–4–3–2 · she4 hui4 deng3 ji2

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se5 wui2 dang2 kap1

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