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總開關

简总开关 · 繁總開關

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng kāi guān

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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3–1–1 · zong3 kai1 guan1

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zung2 hoi1 gwaan1

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