粵

開hoi1採coi2

simp开采
hoi1 coi2kāi cǎi

English

  1. to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
  2. to exploit
  3. to mine
  4. to extract; to exploit; to recover

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 挖掘一啲喺地底嘅資源

Examples

  • 石油峰值係一個基於哈伯特理論嘅事件,係指石油開採率達到最大嘅時間點,之後預計生產率會進入最後嘅下降。

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  • 銀礦灣以前真係開採白銀嘅地方。

    There indeed was a silver mine in Silver Mine Bay.

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

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