Chinese

老百姓

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
ordinary citizen; the common people; the masses (Classifier: 個／个 m c mn)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese老 “old; aged; senior; elderly”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese毛 “hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)”
    • ideaChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
  • characterChinese百 “hundred”
    • meaningChinese一 “one”
    • soundChinese白 “white”
  • characterChinese姓 “surname; family name; clan name”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”

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