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國保
简 国保 · 繁 國保Mandarin · pinyin Guó bǎo
Meanings
- Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for political security, monitoring dissidents, religious groups and activities deemed a threat to state stability (abbr. for 國內安全保衛局 Guó nèi Ān quán Bǎo wèi jú)
- (Tw) National Pension Insurance, a social security scheme in Taiwan (abbr. for 國民年金保險 Guó mín Nián jīn Bǎo xiǎn)
- National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit (abbr. for 全國重點文物保護單位 Quán guó Zhòng diǎn Wén wù Bǎo hù Dān wèi)
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2–3 · Guo2 bao3
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 國內安全保衛 /国内安全保卫 (guónèi ānquán bǎowèi, “Domestic Security and Defense”)
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