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金盾工程

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn dùn Gōng chéng

Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城 Fáng huǒ Cháng chéng as a component

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
盾: dùn · shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
程: chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda

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1–4–1–2 · Jin1 dun4 Gong1 cheng2

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