biàn​huà​qiú

breaking ball

  • created reference approved 变化球/變化球 → 直球 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    变化球 / 變化球 biàn​huà​qiú

    直球 zhí​qiú

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 变化球/變化球 · biàn​huà​qiú · breaking ball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    变化球 / 變化球

    biàn​huà​qiú

    breaking ball

    (baseball) any pitch that does not travel straight, such as a curveball, slider, or forkball; contrasted with a [[直球|直球|zhi2 qiu2]]

    变化 (literal) → 变化/變化 · biàn​huà · change 球 (literal) → 球 · qiú · ball

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 变化球/變化球 · biàn​huà​qiú · curveball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    变化球 / 變化球

    biàn​huà​qiú

    curveball

    (metaphorical) an unexpected turn of events; a trick or unpredictable move that catches someone off guard

    变化 (literal) → 变化/變化 · biàn​huà · change 球 (literal) → 球 · qiú · ball

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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