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常任理事國

简常任理事国 · 繁常任理事國

Mandarin · pinyin cháng rèn lǐ shì guó

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
任: rèn · trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–4–3–4–2 · chang2 ren4 li3 shi4 guo2

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soeng4 jam6 lei5 si6 gwok3

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