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貓鼠遊戲

简猫鼠游戏 · 繁貓鼠遊戲

Mandarin · pinyin māo shǔ yóu xì

cat and mouse game

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貓: māo · cat
鼠: shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
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猫: māo · cat
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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1–3–2–4 · mao1 shu3 you2 xi4

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maau1 syu2 jau4 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 貓鼠遊戲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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