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開砲

简开炮 · 繁開砲

Mandarin · pinyin kāi pào

to open fire

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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1–4 · kai1 pao4

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hoi1 paau3

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

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