俄塔社

Mandarin · pinyin É tǎ shè

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  1. Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS), Russian news agency
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俄
é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
塔
tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
社
shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
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2–3–4 · E2 ta3 she4

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