Baduk

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of baduk. alt-of, uncountable

    "It is speculated that brain regions showing differences in nodal centralities are important contributors in Baduk expertise, and may facilitate efficient exchange of information. In this context, our findings are consistent with the RPD model ..."

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goweiqi

Example

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"Go is known as igo in Japan, weiqi in China and baduk in Korea."

Etymology

Transliteration of Korean 바둑 (baduk).

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