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Mandarin · pinyin lún kōng

(sports) bye; to get a bye
(of an employee) to be not scheduled at work for a period of time (when working shifts)

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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2–1 · lun2 kong1

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to be the bye (the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table)

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