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外交關係

简外交关系 · 繁外交關係

Mandarin · pinyin wài jiāo guān xì

foreign relations
diplomatic relations

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
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係: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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4–1–1–4 · wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6

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