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蘇聯

简苏联 · 繁蘇聯

Mandarin · pinyin Sū lián

Soviet Union, 1922-1991
abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟 Sū wéi āi Shè huì zhǔ yì Gòng hé guó Lián méng

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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
联: lián · connect, join; associate, ally

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sou1 lyun4

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(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and fourteen other countries)
(synecdochic, informal) Russia (at any point of its history)
(Mainland China, humorous, metonymic) Jiangsu province

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