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賬房先生

简账房先生 · 繁賬房先生

Mandarin · pinyin zhàng fáng xiān sheng

bookkeeper (old)

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房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
先: xiān · first, former, previous
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
账: zhàng · accounts; bill, debt; credit

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4–2–1–5 · zhang4 fang2 xian1 sheng5

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zoeng3 fong2 sin1 saang1

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noun

bookkeeper

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