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殼牌公司

简壳牌公司 · 繁殼牌公司

Mandarin · pinyin Qiào pái Gōng sī

Shell (oil company)

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殼: Look up this written character
牌: pái · signboard, placard
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
壳: ké · casing, shell, husk

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4–2–1–1 · Qiao4 pai2 Gong1 si1

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