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Mandarin · pinyin jiù lāo jú

sea rescue service
lifeboat service

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救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
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局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance
捞: lāo · scoop out of water; dredge, fish

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4–1–2 · jiu4 lao1 ju2

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