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走卒

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu zú

pawn (i.e. foot soldier)
servant
lackey (of malefactor)

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
卒: zú · soldier; servant; at last, finally

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3–2 · zou3 zu2

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zau2 zeot1

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noun

pawn; cat's-paw; lackey; stooge
(archaic) runner; bailiff

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