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擂臺賽

简擂台赛 · 繁擂臺賽

Mandarin · pinyin lèi tái sài

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)

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擂: léi · rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate
臺: Look up this written character
賽: Look up this written character
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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4–2–4 · lei4 tai2 sai4

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leoi4 toi4 coi3

Cantonese word readings for 擂臺賽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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