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毽子

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn zi

a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking
game played with such a shuttlecock

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毽: jiàn · a shuttlecock
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–5 · jian4 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin3 zi2 · jin2 zi2

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noun

shuttlecock used in jianzi

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