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本壘打

简本垒打 · 繁本壘打

Mandarin · pinyin běn lěi dǎ

home run (baseball)

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
垒: lěi · rampart, military wall

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3–3–3 · ben3 lei3 da3

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bun2 leoi5 daa2

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noun

(baseball) home run

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