悔棋

Mandarin · pinyin huǐ qí

Meanings

  1. to withdraw a move (chess)
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悔
huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
棋
qí · chess; any game similar to chess
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3–2 · hui3 qi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fui3 kei2

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verb

  1. (go, xiangqi, chess, etc.) to regret and retract one's move; to do a takeback (in chess)

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