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船政大臣

Mandarin · pinyin Chuán zhèng Dà chén

Minister of Navy during Qing times

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船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131

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2–4–4–2 · Chuan2 zheng4 Da4 chen2

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syun4 zing3 daai6 san4

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