高球

Mandarin · pinyin gāo qiú

Meanings

  1. (sports) high ball; lob
  2. (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú)
  3. highball (cocktail)
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高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
球
qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
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1–2 · gao1 qiu2

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noun

  1. (Hong Kong, Taiwan)short for 高爾夫球/高尔夫球 (gāo'ěrfūqiú)

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高球 · gao1 qiu2
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Exact source record高球 高球 [gao1 qiu2] /(sports) high ball; lob/(Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2])/highball (cocktail)/