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六方會談

简六方会谈 · 繁六方會談

Mandarin · pinyin Liù fāng Huì tán

Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia

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六: liù · number six
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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4–1–4–2 · Liu4 fang1 Hui4 tan2

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