民 族 志

mín zú zhìdictionary entry

ethnography

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Original source entry:

民族志民族志 [min2 zu2 zhi4] /ethnography/

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民
mín
(bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country
Mín
surname Min
族
zú
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
志
zhì
aspiration / ambition / the will / sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote

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