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核大國

简核大国 · 繁核大國

Mandarin · pinyin hé dà guó

a nuclear power (country)

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核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–4–2 · he2 da4 guo2

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