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憲制

简宪制 · 繁憲制

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn zhì

system of constitutional government
(attributive) constitutional

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制: zhì · system; establish; overpower
宪: xiàn · constitution, statute, law

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4–4 · xian4 zhi4

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hin3 zai3

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noun

(literary) legal system and institutions

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