「蓋世太保」
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| Pronunciation: | koi3 sai3 taai3 bou2 | 
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       蓋 cover, lid; lid; cap; upper cover; a surname; to cover; to imprint; to impress 世 age; era; world; life; lifetime 太 too; very; excessively; Mrs. 保 to protect; to defend; to guard; to maintain; to keep status quo; to guarantee; to keep; to preserve; to bail out  | 
    
| Part of Speech: | noun | 
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          transliteration of Gestapo (Geheime Staats Polizei); Nazi Germany secret police force 
          
          
        
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      
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