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經手人

简经手人 · 繁經手人

Mandarin · pinyin jīng shǒu rén

the person in charge
agent
broker

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經: Look up this written character
手: shǒu · hand
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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1–3–2 · jing1 shou3 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ging1 sau2 jan4

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noun

person in charge (of a transaction, job, etc.); agent; broker
(Cantonese) male person who is responsible for the pregnancy of a female

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