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遊戲

简游戏 · 繁遊戲

Mandarin · pinyin yóu xì

game (Classifier: 場 chǎng)
to play

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
戲: Look up this written character
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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2–4 · you2 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 hei3

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

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noun

game (playful or competitive activity, except sport)
game (playful or competitive activity, except sport) — (specifically) video game

verb

to play

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