球員

简 球员 · 繁 球員
Mandarin · pinyin qiú yuán

Meanings

  1. (ball sports) player; team member
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球
qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
員
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员
yuán · member; personnel, staff member
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2–2 · qiu2 yuan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kau4 jyun4

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kau4 jyun4

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noun

  1. ball player

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