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跳繩

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Mandarin · pinyin tiào shéng

to jump rope; to skip
a skipping rope; a jump rope

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跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
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绳: shéng · rope, string, cord; control

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4–2 · tiao4 sheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tiu3 sing2 · tiu3 sing4

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noun

jump rope; skip rope

verb

to play jump rope

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