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側空翻

简侧空翻 · 繁側空翻

Mandarin · pinyin cè kōng fān

aerial cartwheel
side somersault

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側: Look up this written character
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
侧: cè · side; incline, slant, lean

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4–1–1 · ce4 kong1 fan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zak1 hung1 faan1

Cantonese word readings for 側空翻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

cartwheel (the gymnastic maneuver)

verb

to do a cartwheel

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