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English

1. to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
2. (adjective) 1. Commonly used; 2. Compatible
3. in common use; current; general
4. to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
5. interchangeable; equivalent
6. (of two or more things) interchangeable

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 喺唔同情況下都適用
2. 有同樣作用，可以交替使用；使用嘅時候相通

Examples

• 通用教材

  general teaching material ----

• 英文萬國通用。

  English is like an international language.

  Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

• 呢兩個字通用㗎。

  These two words are interchangeable.

• 在商朝，貝朋為通用貨幣。

  Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 英語是很多國家通用的語言。

  English is spoken in a lot of countries.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 英語是一種全世界通用的語言。

  English is a language spoken all over the world.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 英语现已成为世界上许多国家的通用语言了。

  English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY