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靶

Mandarin · pinyin bǎ

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靶: bǎ · target; splashboard on chariot

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3 · ba3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baa2 · baa3

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character · Etymology 1

target

character · Etymology 2

(literary) reins
(literary) handle

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