越野

Mandarin · pinyin yuè yě

Meanings

  1. to travel cross-country; to go off-road
  2. (attributive) cross-country; off-road
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越
yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
野
yě · open country, field; wilderness
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4–3 · yue4 ye3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyut6 je5

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verb

  1. to go cross-country

adj

  1. (attributive) cross-country

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