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排球

Mandarin · pinyin pái qiú

volleyball
Classifier: 個 gè

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排: pái · row, rank, line
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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2–2 · pai2 qiu2

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paai4 kau4

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noun

volleyball (game played on a rectangular court between two teams who strike a ball back and forth over a net)
volleyball (inflated ball used in such a game)

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