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佐世保

Zuǒ shì bǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sasebo (city and naval port in Nagasaki, Japan)
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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-44372f26e3269ab1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

佐世保 佐世保 [Zuo3 shi4 bao3] /Sasebo (city and naval port in Nagasaki, Japan)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 佐
    zuǒ

    to assist / assistant / aide / to accompany

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

  • 保
    bǎo

    to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system

    Bǎo

    Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà])

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