jianzi

See also: jiǎnzì and jiǎnzi

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zə/, /d͡ʒiˈæn.(d)zi/

Noun

jianzi (uncountable)

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

Translations

Chinese sport

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毽子 (zh) (jiànzi)

• Japanese: 毽子 (ジェンズ, jenzu)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: đá cầu