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鐵道部

简铁道部 · 繁鐵道部

Mandarin · pinyin Tiě dào bù

Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部 Jiāo tōng Yùn shū bù

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
部: bù · part, division, section
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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3–4–4 · Tie3 dao4 bu4

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