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銓敘部

简铨叙部 · 繁銓敘部

Mandarin · pinyin Quán xù bù

Ministry of Civil Service, Taiwan

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部: bù · part, division, section
铨: quán · weigh, measure; select officials
叙: xù · express, state, relate, narrate

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2–4–4 · Quan2 xu4 bu4

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