Chinese[edit]
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ball; sphere
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simp. and trad. (溜溜球)
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溜溜
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球
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Literally: “rolling ball”.
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Etymology[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo + 球 (qiú, “ball”).
Pronunciation[edit]
溜溜球
- (chiefly Taiwan) yo-yo
Synonyms[edit]
- 悠悠球 (yōuyōuqiú)
- (Cantonese) 搖搖/摇摇 (yáoyáo)
Derived terms[edit]