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氣象局

简气象局 · 繁氣象局

Mandarin · pinyin qì xiàng jú

weather bureau
meteorological office

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
象: xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4–2 · qi4 xiang4 ju2

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