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Mandarin · pinyin hé bù kuò sàn

nuclear nonproliferation

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核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
扩: kuò · expand, enlarge, stretch

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2–4–4–4 · he2 bu4 kuo4 san4

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