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八达通

Bā dá tōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-71d8ad85c57c9c5e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

八達通 八达通 [Ba1 da2 tong1] /Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 八達通

  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 达
    dá

    to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent

    Dá

    surname Da

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.