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回合

Mandarin · pinyin huí hé

one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
round (boxing etc)
rally (tennis etc)
frame (billiards etc)
inning
(tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg
round (of negotiations)

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather

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2–2 · hui2 he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wui4 hap6

Cantonese word readings for 回合. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

attack and counter-attack (in war)
(business) round (of negotiations)
(sports) round (of a game)
(sports) bout (of a competition)
(tennis) rally
(chess) move (round in which each player makes a move)

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