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"etymology_text": "From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.",
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"sense": "two ones after rolling two dice",
"word": "兩點"
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"A 7-10 split."
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"sense": "two ones after rolling two dice",
"word": "兩點"
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"roman": "liǎngdiǎn",
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"word": "两点"
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"sense": "two ones after rolling two dice",
"word": "kígyószem"
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"sense": "two ones after rolling two dice",
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"word": "ambasso"
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"sense": "two ones after rolling two dice",
"word": "ピンぞろ"
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