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三對三鬥牛

简三对三斗牛 · 繁三對三鬥牛

Mandarin · pinyin sān duì sān dòu niú

three-on-three basketball game

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三: sān · three
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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1–4–1–4–2 · san1 dui4 san1 dou4 niu2

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saam1 deoi3 saam1 dau3 ngau4

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