國際象棋

简 国际象棋 · 繁 國際象棋
Mandarin · pinyin guó jì xiàng qí

Meanings

  1. chess
  2. Classifier: 副 fù
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國
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際
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象
xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
棋
qí · chess; any game similar to chess
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
际
jì · border, boundary, juncture
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2–4–4–2 · guo2 ji4 xiang4 qi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2

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gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei2

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noun

  1. chess

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