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環境衛生

简环境卫生 · 繁環境衛生

Mandarin · pinyin huán jìng wèi shēng

environmental sanitation
abbr. to 環衛 huán wèi

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境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
衛: Look up this written character
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring
卫: wèi · guard, protect, defend

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2–4–4–1 · huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1

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waan4 ging2 wai6 sang1

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