種族滅絕

简 种族灭绝 · 繁 種族滅絕
Mandarin · pinyin zhǒng zú miè jué

Meanings

  1. genocide
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種
zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
滅
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絕
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种
zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
灭
miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
绝
jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
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3–2–4–2 · zhong3 zu2 mie4 jue2

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zung2 zuk6 mit6 zyut6

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noun

  1. (law) genocide
  2. ethnic cleansing

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