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貧下中農

简贫下中农 · 繁貧下中農

Mandarin · pinyin pín xià zhōng nóng

(category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants)

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貧: Look up this written character
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
贫: pín · poor, impoverished, needy
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer

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2–4–1–2 · pin2 xia4 zhong1 nong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pan4 haa6 zung1 nung4

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pan4 haa6 zung1 nung4

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the poor and lower-middle peasants

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