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門戶開放

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Mandarin · pinyin mén hù kāi fàng

open door policy
Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
户: hù · door; family
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–4–1–4 · men2 hu4 kai1 fang4

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mun4 wu6 hoi1 fong3

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