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棋譜

简棋谱 · 繁棋譜

Mandarin · pinyin qí pǔ

kifu (record of a game of go or shogi)

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棋: qí · chess; any game similar to chess
譜: Look up this written character
谱: pǔ · list, table; musical score

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2–3 · qi2 pu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 pou2

Cantonese word readings for 棋譜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

chess manual (including lists of openings, moves of games, etc.)
game rules (for other similarly strategic games)

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