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開通

简开通 · 繁開通

Mandarin · pinyin kāi tōng#

to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

Mandarin · pinyin kāi tong#

open-minded

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–1 · kai1 tong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 tung1

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

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verb

to remove obstacles from; to dredge; to clear
(of a road) to become open to traffic
(Internet, of a website) to become open to traffic
to inspire; to enlighten
to enable; to accept; to authorize

adj

enlightened; liberal; open-minded

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