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棋逢敵手

简棋逢敌手 · 繁棋逢敵手

Mandarin · pinyin qí féng dí shǒu

see 棋逢對手 qí féng duì shǒu

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棋: qí · chess; any game similar to chess
逢: féng · come upon, happen meet; flatter
敵: Look up this written character
手: shǒu · hand
敌: dí · enemy, foe, rival; resist

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2–2–2–3 · qi2 feng2 di2 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2

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(of opponents) to be equally strong

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