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總理衙門
  zung2 lei5 ngaa4 mun4   jyutping
  zong3 li3 ya2 men5   pinyin
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

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Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
總理衙門

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Characters in this word:

 zung2  -  general; chief; assemble; always; anyway
 lei5  -  reason; natural science; manage; heed
 ngaa4  -  government office
 mun4  -  gate, door; entrance
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