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Mandarin · pinyin shū jī

cardinal (Catholicism)

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枢: shū · door hinge; pivot; center of power
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–1 · shu1 ji1

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noun

(figurative) crucial element
key government post; vital public office
(Christianity) cardinal

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