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健美操

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn měi cāo

aerobics
aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)

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健: jiàn · strong, robust, healthy; strength
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage

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4–3–1 · jian4 mei3 cao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin6 mei5 cou1

Cantonese word readings for 健美操. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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