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行政長官

简行政长官 · 繁行政長官

Mandarin · pinyin xíng zhèng zhǎng guān

chief executive
magistrate

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
官: guān · official, public servant
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–4–3–1 · xing2 zheng4 zhang3 guan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1

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noun

chief executive (official position in several countries and territories, especially the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions)

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