教廷大使

Mandarin · pinyin jiào tíng dà shǐ

Meanings

  1. an ambassador of the church
  2. an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican)
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教
jiào · teach, class
廷
tíng · court
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
使
shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
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4–2–4–3 · jiao4 ting2 da4 shi3

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gaau3 ting4 daai6 si3

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教廷大使 · jiao4 ting2 da4 shi3
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Exact source record教廷大使 教廷大使 [jiao4 ting2 da4 shi3] /an ambassador of the church/an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican)/