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八國集團

简八国集团 · 繁八國集團

Mandarin · pinyin Bā guó Jí tuán

G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
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集: jí · assemble, collect together
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国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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1–2–2–2 · Ba1 guo2 Ji2 tuan2

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