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Mandarin · pinyin pǔ kǎo

examination for lower levels of Taiwan government service (short for 普通考試 pǔ tōng kǎo shì)

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate

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3–3 · pu3 kao3

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