美式橄欖球

简 美式橄榄球 · 繁 美式橄欖球
Mandarin · pinyin Měi shì gǎn lǎn qiú

Meanings

  1. American football
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美
měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
式
shì · style, system, formula, rule
橄
gǎn · olive
欖
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球
qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
榄
lǎn · olive
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Mandarin tones

3–4–3–3–2 · Mei3 shi4 gan3 lan3 qiu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei5 sik1 gaam3 laam5 kau4

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mei5 sik1 gaam3 laam5 kau4

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noun

  1. American football

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