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Mandarin · pinyin dǎ duì tái

to compete
to rival

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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3–4–2 · da3 dui4 tai2

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