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擲骰子

简掷骰子 · 繁擲骰子

Mandarin · pinyin zhì tóu zi

to throw the dice

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擲: Look up this written character
骰: tóu · die, dice
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
掷: zhì · throw, hurl, cast, fling

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4–2–5 · zhi4 tou2 zi5

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zaak6 sik1 zi2

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verb

(Wu) to play dice; to throw dice

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