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北方工業

简北方工业 · 繁北方工業

Mandarin · pinyin Běi fāng Gōng yè

Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
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业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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3–1–1–4 · Bei3 fang1 Gong1 ye4

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