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遊人

简游人 · 繁遊人

Mandarin · pinyin yóu rén

a tourist

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2–2 · you2 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 jan4

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noun

sightseer; tourist; visitor

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