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綠燈

简绿灯 · 繁綠燈

Mandarin · pinyin lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)
(fig.) permission to proceed

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綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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4–1 · lu:4 deng1

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luk6 dang1

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noun

(literally or figuratively) green light (Classifier: 盞／盏 m c; 眼 c)

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