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西北航空公司

Mandarin · pinyin Xī běi Háng kōng Gōng sī

Northwest Airlines

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
北: běi · north; northern; northward
航: háng · sail; navigate; ship, boat
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer

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1–3–2–1–1–1 · Xi1 bei3 Hang2 kong1 Gong1 si1

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