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壁網球

简壁网球 · 繁壁網球

Mandarin · pinyin bì wǎng qiú

jai alai (sports)

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壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
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球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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4–3–2 · bi4 wang3 qiu2

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