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開壺

简开壶 · 繁開壺

Mandarin · pinyin kāi hú

to season a new teapot before first use
(sports, curling) to throw the first stone; to begin play

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
壶: hú · jar, pot, jug, vase; surname

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1–2 · kai1 hu2

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hoi1 wu4

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

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