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乒乓

Mandarin · pinyin pīng pāng

(onom.) rattle
clatter
(sports) ping-pong
table tennis

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乒: pīng · (used with 乓) “ping” of “ping pong”
乓: pāng · (used with 乒) “pong” of “ping pong”

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1–1 · ping1 pang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bing1 bam1 · ping1 pong1

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noun

(onomatopoeia) Sound of collision; the sound made from the impact of an object.
(～球) table tennis; ping pong

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