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Mandarin · pinyin dāng zhóu

person in power
important official

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
轴: zhóu · axle, axletree; pivot; axis

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1–2 · dang1 zhou2

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