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凿空

záo kōng

2-character word Traditional 鑿空

What 凿空 means

1. to open an aperture
2. (extended meaning) to cut a way through
3. to open up a road

The characters in 凿空

• 凿záo(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic…
• 空kōngempty; air; sky

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