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撲克牌

简扑克牌 · 繁撲克牌

Mandarin · pinyin pū kè pái

poker (card game)
playing card
Classifier: 副 fù

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撲: Look up this written character
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
牌: pái · signboard, placard
扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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1–4–2 · pu1 ke4 pai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pok3 hak1 paai2

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noun

playing card (Classifier: 張／张 m; 副 m)
(rare) poker (card game)

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