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趟開鐵閘

tong3 hoi1 tit3 zaap6

slide open the gate

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

趟開鐵閘

This word was added by C Chiu on 18th Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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趟 tong3 tang4 - round trip; slide
開 hoi1 kai1 - open
鐵 tit3 tie3 die2 juan1 - iron (metal); unyielding; cruel; firm
閘 zaap6 ya1 zha2 - [1] [n] sluice; flood gate; canal lock [2] [n]

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