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行家裡手

简行家里手 · 繁行家裡手

Mandarin · pinyin háng jiā lǐ shǒu

connoisseur
expert

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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手: shǒu · hand
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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2–1–3–3 · hang2 jia1 li3 shou3

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noun

expert; connoisseur

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