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亮底牌

Mandarin · pinyin liàng dǐ pái

to show one's hand
to lay one's cards on the table

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亮: liàng · bright, brilliant, radiant, light
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
牌: pái · signboard, placard

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4–3–2 · liang4 di3 pai2

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loeng6 dai2 paai2

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