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人口過剩

jan4 hau2 gwo3 sing6/zing6

overpopulation

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 32,400

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

人口過剩

This word was added by tym on 25th Dec 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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人 jan4 jan4*2 ren2 - person
口 hau2 kou3 - mouth
過 gwo3 guo4 guo5 - pass through; across
剩 sing6 zing6 sheng4 - [v] remain; be left over; in excess; leftovers

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