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外交大臣

Mandarin · pinyin wài jiāo dà chén

Foreign Secretary
(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131

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4–1–4–2 · wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2

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