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Mandarin · pinyin Tóng wén guǎn

Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
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馆: guǎn · public building

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2–2–3 · Tong2 wen2 guan3

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