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外交關係理事會

简外交关系理事会 · 繁外交關係理事會

Mandarin · pinyin Wài jiāo Guān xì Lǐ shì huì

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
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理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–1–1–4–3–4–4 · Wai4 jiao1 Guan1 xi4 Li3 shi4 hui4

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