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綱紀

简纲纪 · 繁綱紀

Mandarin · pinyin gāng jì

law and order

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纲: gāng · heavy rope, hawser; main points
纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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1–4 · gang1 ji4

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noun

(literary) legal system of a country; law and order

verb

(literary) to rule a country; to govern

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