What does "xiangqi" mean?

Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

What is a synonym for "xiangqi"?

Common synonyms include: chinese chess, chinese chess.

Pronounced //ˈʃɑːŋ.t͡ʃi//.

//ˈʃɑːŋ.t͡ʃi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China. uncountable
"What I have tried to do here is to draw a consistent frame which could explain most characteristics of both Xiangqi and Chess ludic structures."

"What I have tried to do here is to draw a consistent frame which could explain most characteristics of both Xiangqi and Chess ludic structures."

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí). Doublet of shogi.

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