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花式足球

Mandarin · pinyin huā shì zú qiú

freestyle soccer

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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1–4–2–2 · hua1 shi4 zu2 qiu2

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