粵

開hoi1墾han2

simp开垦
hoi1 han2kāi kěn

English

  1. to clear a wild area for cultivation
  2. to put under the plow
  3. to reclaim; to ploughed up; to tame

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將荒地變成可以用嚟種植嘅土地

Examples

  • 農民開墾土地種菜。

    The farmer ploughed up the land for growing vegetables.

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

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