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體育比賽

简体育比赛 · 繁體育比賽

Mandarin · pinyin tǐ yù bǐ sài

sporting competition

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
育: yù · produce, give birth to; educate
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
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体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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3–4–3–4 · ti3 yu4 bi3 sai4

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