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殘奧

简残奥 · 繁殘奧

Mandarin · pinyin Cán Ào

Paralympics
same as Paralympic Games 殘奧會 Cán Ào huì

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残: cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) short for 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會／残疾人奥林匹克运动会 (Cánjírén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì, “Paralympics”)

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