橄欖球

简 橄榄球 · 繁 橄欖球
Mandarin · pinyin gǎn lǎn qiú

Meanings

  1. football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
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橄
gǎn · olive
欖
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球
qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
榄
lǎn · olive
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3–3–2 · gan3 lan3 qiu2

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gaam3 laam2 kau4

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noun

  1. rugby or any similar game
  2. the ball used in such games

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橄欖球 · gan3 lan3 qiu2
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Exact source record橄欖球 橄榄球 [gan3 lan3 qiu2] /football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)/