开口子
kāi​kǒu​zi

to breach a dike

  • created sense approved 开口子/開口子 · kāi​kǒu​zi · to breach a dike — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开口子 / 開口子

    kāi​kǒu​zi

    to breach a dike

    to break through or burst a dike or embankment due to flooding

    开, 口子

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · opening 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开口子/開口子 · kāi​kǒu​zi · to set a precedent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开口子 / 開口子

    kāi​kǒu​zi

    to set a precedent

    to make an exception to an existing rule or standard; to open the floodgates for undesirable behavior or violations of discipline

    开, 口子

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 口子 (literal) → 口子 · kǒu​zi · precedent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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