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外交風波

简外交风波 · 繁外交風波

Mandarin · pinyin wài jiāo fēng bō

diplomatic crisis

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1–1–1 · wai4 jiao1 feng1 bo1

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