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導遊

简导游 · 繁導遊

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo yóu

tour guide
guidebook
to conduct a tour

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導: Look up this written character
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
导: dǎo · direct, guide, lead, conduct
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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3–2 · dao3 you2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou6 jau4

Cantonese word readings for 導遊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to conduct a tour

noun

tour guide

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