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Mandarin · pinyin duō shù jué

majority decision

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
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数: shù · number; several, count; fate
决: jué · decide, determine, judge

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1–4–2 · duo1 shu4 jue2

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