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達官貴人

简达官贵人 · 繁達官貴人

Mandarin · pinyin dá guān guì rén

(idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential

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官: guān · official, public servant
貴: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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2–1–4–2 · da2 guan1 gui4 ren2

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daat6 gun1 gwai3 jan4

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noun

high officials and eminent personages

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