開綠燈

See also: 开绿灯

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	green light
trad. (開綠燈)		開	綠燈
simp. (开绿灯)		开	绿灯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāilǜdēng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ luk⁶ dang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāilǜdēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kailiwdeng
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ly⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ luk⁶ dang¹
  - Yale: hōi luhk dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ luk⁹ dang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ lug⁶ deng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚² tɐŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

開綠燈

(colloquial) to give the green light; to permit or allow someone or something

政府不應該給不合格產品上市開綠燈。 [MSC, trad.]
政府不应该给不合格产品上市开绿灯。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèngfǔ bù yīnggāi gěi bù hégé chǎnpǐn shàngshì kāilǜdēng. [Pinyin]
The government shouldn't give the green light for sub-par products to go on the market.

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