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總主教

简总主教 · 繁總主教

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng zhǔ jiào

archbishop
primate (of a church)
metropolitan

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
教: jiào · teach, class
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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3–3–4 · zong3 zhu3 jiao4

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noun

primate (archbishop), archbishop

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