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大路

Mandarin · pinyin dà lù

avenue
Classifier: 條 tiáo

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
路: lù · road, path, street; journey

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4–4 · da4 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 lou6

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noun

wide road; wide boulevard; main road

adj

(Cantonese, Wu) mainstream; ordinary

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