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外务省

wài wù shěngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3927c5324ff26d1b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

外務省 外务省 [wai4 wu4 sheng3] /foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 外務省

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 务
    wù

    affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

  • 省
    shěng

    to save / to economize / to be frugal / to omit / to delete / to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)

    xǐng

    (bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.