粵

開hoi1埠fau6

simp开埠
hoi1 fau6kāi bù

English

  1. to open up a port for trade
  2. to open treaty ports
  3. to open a port

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 設立、開放一個海港，畀人做生意

Examples

  • 上海那么繁荣，主要是一百六十年前开埠以后发生的变化。

    Shanghai is so prosperous; notably it was after the port was opened for trade one hundred and sixty years ago that things started to change.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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