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種族滅絕

简种族灭绝 · 繁種族滅絕

Mandarin · pinyin zhǒng zú miè jué

genocide

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種: zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
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种: zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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3–2–4–2 · zhong3 zu2 mie4 jue2

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noun

(law) genocide
ethnic cleansing

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