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招數

简招数 · 繁招數

Mandarin · pinyin zhāo shù

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
gambit
trick
scheme
movement
same as 著數 zhāo shù

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招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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1–4 · zhao1 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ziu1 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 招數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

movement (in the physical arts)
(chess, martial arts, etc.) move
trick; ploy

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