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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "維護治安"
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"roman": "wéihù zhì'ān",
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"word": "维护治安"
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"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "säilyttää rauha"
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"sense": "maintain order",
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"roman": "eirḗnēn sṓizein",
"sense": "maintain order",
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"word": "維護治安"
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"sense": "maintain order",
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"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "vrede bewaren"
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},
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"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "säilyttää rauha"
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"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "ylläpitää rauhaa"
},
{
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"roman": "eirḗnēn sṓizein",
"sense": "maintain order",
"word": "εἰρήνην σῴζειν"
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