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洋務

简洋务 · 繁洋務

Mandarin · pinyin yáng wù

foreign affairs (in Qing times)
foreign learning

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洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
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务: wù · affairs, business; must, should

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2–4 · yang2 wu4

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noun

(historical, late Qing dynasty) foreign affairs

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