粵

敲haau1開hoi1

simp敲开
haau1 hoi1inferredqiāo kāi

English

  1. to get sth open by tapping or striking it
  2. (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~
  3. to gain access to ~

Examples

  • 瑪麗婭拿了一個雞蛋,並將它在碗沿上敲開。

    Mary took an egg and cracked it open on the rim of the bowl.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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