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輕鐵

简 轻铁 · 繁 輕鐵
Mandarin · pinyin Qīng tiě

Meanings

  1. Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路)
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輕
qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
鐵
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轻
qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
铁
tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
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1–3 · Qing1 tie3

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hing1 tit3

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

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noun

  1. (Teochew, Taiwanese Hokkien) aluminium
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) handcar, pump car
  3. (Hong Kong, Taiwanese Hokkien neologism) light rail

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