女足

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ zú

Meanings

  1. women's soccer; women's football
  2. women's soccer team
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女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
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3–2 · nu:3 zu2

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neoi5 zuk1

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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 女子足球 (nǚzǐ zúqiú, “women's football”)
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 女子足球隊/女子足球队 (nǚzǐ zúqiú duì, “women football team”)

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