The act of placing a stone or piece first in the game of go or janggi, Korean chess, or placing it at an advantagious spot before one's opponent does.

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탁구

degrade; go wrong

saying over and over; same old state; traditional ballad

blaze up; flare up; get mad; become passionate

Taiwan

threshing

breaking down; destruction; overthrow

compromise; meeting halfway

widely; completely

table tennis; ping-pong

desktop; table top

table clock

bullet; cannonball; shell; episode

coal mine; pit

carbonic acid

carbon dioxide

birth; establishment; start; opening

be born; be established; be founded

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An indoor sport game in which players hit a ball with paddles over a net installed in the middle of a rectangular table.

탁구卓球

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