排檔

简 排档 · 繁 排檔
Mandarin · pinyin pái dàng

Meanings

  1. (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area
  2. (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles)
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排
pái · row, rank, line
檔
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档
dàng · shelf; frame, crosspiece
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2–4 · pai2 dang4

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noun

  1. (Hong Kong) Pai dong (fixed-pitch hawker stall in Hong Kong)
  2. (Taiwan) vehicle transmission; gear

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排檔 · pai2 dang4
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Exact source record排檔 排档 [pai2 dang4] /(coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area/(Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles)/