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打靶

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ bǎ

target shooting

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
靶: bǎ · target; splashboard on chariot

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3–3 · da3 ba3

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daa2 baa2

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verb

(verb-object) to shoot at a target
(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead
(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) to suspend trading of futures, options or warrants due to expiry or being exercised

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