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退關

简退关 · 繁退關

Mandarin · pinyin tuì guān

shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft

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退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw
關: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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4–1 · tui4 guan1

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teoi3 gwaan1

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