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岔開

简岔开 · 繁岔開

Mandarin · pinyin chà kāi

to diverge
to branch off the road
to change (the subject)

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岔: chà · diverge, branch off; fork in road
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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4–1 · cha4 kai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caa3 hoi1

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

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