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遙控

简遥控 · 繁遙控

Mandarin · pinyin yáo kòng

to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control

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控: kòng · accuse, charge; control
遥: yáo · far away, distant, remote

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2–4 · yao2 kong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu4 hung3

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

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verb

to control or give instructions from a remote location

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 遙控器／遥控器 (yáokòngqì, “remote control”)

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