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倒開

简倒开 · 繁倒開

Mandarin · pinyin dào kāi

to reverse a vehicle
to drive backwards

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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4–1 · dao4 kai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou2 hoi1

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

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