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World Cup (soccer) · Different wording
Different wording The two terms share 世 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 世足; on the Mainland it is 世界杯 - both point at “World Cup (soccer)”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 世足、世界杯 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
世界杯 is HSK 3 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: CC-CEDICT, which tags the Taiwan form as Taiwan usage.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 世足 | 世界杯 |
| Reading | ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ shì zú | shì jiè bēi ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟ |
| Senses | World Cup (soccer) | World Cup |
| Syllabus | — | HSK 3 |
| MOE records | 世足 · 世界杯 | |
| Dictionary | not in the LinZi dictionary | entry → |
| Audio | — | |
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