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首席法官

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu xí fǎ guān

Chief Justice

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
官: guān · official, public servant

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3–2–3–1 · shou3 xi2 fa3 guan1

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chief justice

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