外交大臣

Mandarin · pinyin wài jiāo dà chén

Meanings

  1. Foreign Secretary
  2. (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交
jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
臣
chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131
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4–1–4–2 · wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2

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ngoi6 gaau1 daai6 san4

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外交大臣 · wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2
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Exact source record外交大臣 外交大臣 [wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2] /Foreign Secretary/(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs/