國家元首

简 国家元首 · 繁 國家元首
Mandarin · pinyin guó jiā yuán shǒu

Meanings

  1. head of state
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國
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
元
yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
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2–1–2–3 · guo2 jia1 yuan2 shou3

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gwok3 gaa1 jyun4 sau2

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noun

  1. head of state
  2. head of state — (Malaysia, specifically) Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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