Chinese

開車

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
to drive (a vehicle)
  • TOCFL 1
  • 开车

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Origin

The slang usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • characterChinese開 “to open; to unlatch; to unfasten”
    • ideaChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
    • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
  • characterChinese車 “land vehicle; (specifically) car (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn; 架 c; 頂／顶 mn; 張／张 mn-t; 乘 m)”

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