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Universal Identity as Sons

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fēi2
jìn3
rén4
zhī5
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Are they not, after all, everyone’s sons?
1. Now / After all/ Surely (initial sentence particle [introducing a general statement or topic])
2. разве • is it not that [1/2 of rhetorical frame - negative particle expecting affirmative response]
3. все (они) • all, entirely, without exception
4. людей • people, human beings, others
5. possessive particle [linking modifier to noun]
6. дети • son, child
7. [2/2 final rhetorical question particle]