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頭面人物

简头面人物 · 繁頭面人物

Mandarin · pinyin tóu miàn rén wù

leading figure
bigwig

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–4–2–4 · tou2 mian4 ren2 wu4

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