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開路

简开路 · 繁開路

Mandarin · pinyin kāi lù

to open up a path
to make one's way through
to construct a road
(electricity) open circuit

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–4 · kai1 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 lou6

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

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verb

to clear the way; to open up a path; to clear a course
to lead the way
(Shanghainese) to get going

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