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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
足球
- football (sport); association football; soccer
- 踢足球 ― tī zúqiú ― to play (lit. kick) football
- 美式足球 ― měishì zúqiú ― American football
- football; soccer ball (ball used in this sport)
Usage notes
Despite having the compound word 美式足球, the word 足球 alone is always referring to association football (soccer).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
足球 (“football; soccer”)
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Noun
足球
- chữ Hán form of túc cầu (“soccer”).