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自家人

Mandarin · pinyin zì jiā rén

sb with whom one is on familiar terms
sb from the same place (same house, same town etc)
one of us

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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4–1–2 · zi4 jia1 ren2

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noun

one of us; (treats as though someone is) a member of the family

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