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半開半關

简半开半关 · 繁半開半關

Mandarin · pinyin bàn kāi bàn guān

half-open, half closed

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半: bàn · half
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
關: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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4–1–4–1 · ban4 kai1 ban4 guan1

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bun3 hoi1 bun3 gwaan1

Cantonese word readings for 半開半關. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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