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大球

Mandarin · pinyin dà qiú

sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls
see also 小球 xiǎo qiú

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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4–2 · da4 qiu2

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daai6 kau4

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