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相扑

Word · NounTraditional相撲

sumo wrestling; Japanese national sport

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Meanings

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1.

noun

sumo; a form of heavyweight wrestling of Japanese origin where two naked wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular ring or onto the ground

Historically practiced in China since the Qin and Han dynasties under the name 角抵 (jiǎo dǐ), the sport was known as 相扑 from the Southern and Northern Dynasties through the Song and Yuan dynasties. It later flourished in Japan where it became the national sport (国技).

Xiāng相
pū扑
shì是
Rì日
běn本
de的
guó国
jì技
 ,
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
 。

Sumo is Japan's national sport and has a long history.

Liǎng两
wèi位
lì力
shì士
zhèng正
zài在
xiāng相
pū扑
chǎng场
shàng上
jìn进
xíng行
jī激
liè烈
de的
bǐ比
sài赛
 。

Two sumo wrestlers are having an intense match in the ring.

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Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
mèng梦
xiǎng想
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
zhuān专
yè业
de的
xiāng相
pū扑
xuǎn选
shǒu手
 。

He has dreamed of becoming a professional sumo wrestler since childhood.

Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
Qín秦
Hàn汉
shí时
qī期
 ,
zhè这
zhǒng种
yùn运
dòng动
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
jiǎo角
dǐ抵
 ,
dào到
Sòng宋
Yuán元
shí时
qī期
cái才
jiào叫
zuò做
xiāng相
pū扑
 。

During the Qin and Han dynasties in China, this sport was called jiaodi, and it was not called sumo until the Song and Yuan dynasties.