noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zə/
/d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zi/
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noun
Meaning 1
A traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 毽子 (jiànzi).
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