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英式橄欖球

简英式橄榄球 · 繁英式橄欖球

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng shì gǎn lǎn qiú

rugby

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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
橄: gǎn · olive
欖: Look up this written character
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
榄: lǎn · olive

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1–4–3–3–2 · Ying1 shi4 gan3 lan3 qiu2

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jing1 sik1 gaam3 laam5 kau4

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