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投壺

简投壶 · 繁投壺

Mandarin · pinyin tóu hú

ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment

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投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
壺: Look up this written character
壶: hú · jar, pot, jug, vase; surname

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2–2 · tou2 hu2

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tau4 wu2

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noun

pitch-pot

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