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隊伍

简队伍 · 繁隊伍

Mandarin · pinyin duì wǔ

troops; army
ranks; contingent; force; staff; team
line; procession
(in video games or fantasy settings etc) party

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隊: duì · team, group; army unit
伍: wǔ · five, company of five; troops
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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4–3 · dui4 wu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

deoi6 ng5

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

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noun

(military) troops
(military) ranks; contingent
team; group; procession (Classifier: 支)

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