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沙灘排球

简沙滩排球 · 繁沙灘排球

Mandarin · pinyin shā tān pái qiú

beach volleyball

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
灘: Look up this written character
排: pái · row, rank, line
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
滩: tān · bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids

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1–1–2–2 · sha1 tan1 pai2 qiu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saa1 taan1 paai4 kau4

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noun

beach volleyball

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