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jianzi.

A traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zə//d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zi/
  1. A traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 毽子 (jiànzi).

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