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套路

Mandarin · pinyin tào lù

sequence of movements in martial arts
routine
pattern
standard method

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套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
路: lù · road, path, street; journey

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4–4 · tao4 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou3 lou6

Cantonese word readings for 套路. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(martial arts) sequence of movements; kata
(figurative) pattern; routine
(figurative, derogatory) trick; strategy; setup; trap

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