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移民工

Mandarin · pinyin yí mín gōng

migrant worker

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移: yí · change place, shift; move about
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer

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2–2–1 · yi2 min2 gong1

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ji4 man4 gung1

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