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親善大使

简亲善大使 · 繁親善大使

Mandarin · pinyin qīn shàn dà shǐ

goodwill ambassador

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–4–4–3 · qin1 shan4 da4 shi3

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