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鬥雞走馬

简斗鸡走马 · 繁鬥雞走馬

Mandarin · pinyin dòu jī zǒu mǎ

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
馬: Look up this written character
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
鸡: jī · chicken
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–1–3–3 · dou4 ji1 zou3 ma3

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dau3 gai1 zau2 maa5

Cantonese word readings for 鬥雞走馬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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