轎車

简 轿车 · 繁 轎車
Mandarin · pinyin jiào chē

Meanings

  1. (old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers
  2. (automotive) sedan
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轎
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車
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
轿
jiào · sedan-chair, palanquin
车
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
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4–1 · jiao4 che1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu2 ce1 · kiu2 ce1 · kiu4 ce1

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noun

  1. (automotive) passenger car; sedan (US); saloon (UK) (Classifier: 輛/辆 m)
  2. (historical, archaic) animal-drawn covered carriage
  3. (Eastern Min, Hokkien) stroller; baby carriage; pram; perambulator

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