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官房長官

简官房长官 · 繁官房長官

Mandarin · pinyin guān fáng zhǎng guān

chief cabinet secretary (Japan)

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官: guān · official, public servant
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–2–3–1 · guan1 fang2 zhang3 guan1

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