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建制

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn zhì

organizational structure

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower

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4–4 · jian4 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin3 zai3

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noun

organizational system or structure
(Hong Kong, Macau) short for 建制派 (jiànzhìpài, “pro-Beijing camp; pro-establishment camp”)

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