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喝道

hè dào

2-character word

What 喝道 means

1. to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted)
2. old(of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way

The characters in 喝道

• 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…

Words containing 喝道

• 开锣喝道kāi luó hè dàoto clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)

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