"cuju" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsuːd͡ʒuː/
Etymology: From Mandarin 蹴鞠 (cùjū). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|蹴鞠|tr=cùjū}} Mandarin 蹴鞠 (cùjū) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cuju (uncountable)
  1. An ancient Chinese ball game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net. Tags: uncountable Related terms: kemari Translations (ancient Chinese ball game): 蹴鞠 (cuk¹ guk¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 蹴鞠 (cùjū) (Chinese Mandarin), cuju (Finnish), tsu chu (Finnish), 축국 (chukguk) (alt: 蹴鞠) (Korean), цуцзю́й (cuczjúj) [masculine] (Russian), цуцзюй (cuczjuj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thúc cúc (Vietnamese)
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    },
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      "sense": "ancient Chinese ball game",
      "word": "thúc cúc"
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