當局

简 当局 · 繁 當局
Mandarin · pinyin dāng jú

Meanings

  1. authorities
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
局
jú · bureau, office; circumstance
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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1–2 · dang1 ju2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 guk6

Cantonese word readings for 當局. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dong1 guk6

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noun

  1. authorities; those in power; government; regime

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