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雙節棍

soeng1 zit3 gwan3

shuang1 jie2 gun4

nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

Level: 3

雙節棍

雙 soeng1 shuang1 - two; pair; double
節 zit3 jie2 jie1 - festival, holiday; seasons
棍 gwan3 gun4 hun4 hong3 - [1] [n] club; stick; cudgel

This word was added by bybell on 31st Oct 2005 and last edited on 26th Nov 2007

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