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遊吟詩人

简游吟诗人 · 繁遊吟詩人

Mandarin · pinyin yóu yín shī rén

troubadour; bard

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
吟: yín · sing, hum; recite; type of poetry
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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2–2–1–2 · you2 yin2 shi1 ren2

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