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打擂臺

简打擂台 · 繁打擂臺

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ lèi tái

(old) to fight on the leitai
(fig.) to enter a contest

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
擂: léi · rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate
臺: Look up this written character
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address

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3–4–2 · da3 lei4 tai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 leoi4 toi4

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verb

(martial arts) to fight on a lei tai
(in general) to join an open competition or contest

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