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總統

简总统 · 繁總統

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng tǒng

president (of a country)

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總: Look up this written character
統: Look up this written character
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether
统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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3–3 · zong3 tong3

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zung2 tung2

Cantonese word readings for 總統. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

president (of a republic)
(historical, military) commander-in-chief

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