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縫衣工人

简缝衣工人 · 繁縫衣工人

Mandarin · pinyin féng yī gōng rén

needleworker

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衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
缝: fèng · sew, mend

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2–1–1–2 · feng2 yi1 gong1 ren2

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fung4 ji1 gung1 jan4

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