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厚生省

Mandarin · pinyin Hòu shēng shěng

Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省 Hòu shēng Láo dòng shěng)

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厚: hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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4–1–3 · Hou4 sheng1 sheng3

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