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保甲

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo jiǎ

historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲 jiǎ and jia are grouped in bao 保 bǎo

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保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem

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3–3 · bao3 jia3

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(historical) the Baojia system

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