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開發

简开发 · 繁開發

Mandarin · pinyin kāi fā

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–1 · kai1 fa1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 faat3

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verb

to exploit (a resource)
to open up (for development)
to develop (real estate, the Internet, etc.)

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