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開闢者

简开辟者 · 繁開闢者

Mandarin · pinyin kāi pì zhě

pioneer
groundbreaker

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
辟: pì · law, rule; open up, develop

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1–4–3 · kai1 pi4 zhe3

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hoi1 pik1 ze2

Cantonese word readings for 開闢者. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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