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疏開

简疏开 · 繁疏開

Mandarin · pinyin shū kāi

to disperse

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疏: shū · neglect; careless, lax
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–1 · shu1 kai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

so1 hoi1

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

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verb

(military) to extend; to disperse; to deploy
(Southern Min) to sneak away; to slink off

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