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海軍少校

简海军少校 · 繁海軍少校

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi jūn shào xiào

lieutenant commander

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
軍: Look up this written character
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
校: xiào · school; military field officer
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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3–1–4–4 · hai3 jun1 shao4 xiao4

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