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激流回旋

Mandarin · pinyin jī liú huí xuán

canoe slalom

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激: jī · arouse, excite, incite; quickly
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return

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1–2–2–2 · ji1 liu2 hui2 xuan2

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