jiā dào huān yíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to line the streets in welcome
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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.

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Original source entry:

夾道歡迎 夹道欢迎 [jia1 dao4 huan1 ying2] /to line the streets in welcome/

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Other forms in these source records: 夾道歡迎

  • 夹
    gā

    used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[gā zhi wō]

    jiā

    to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jiá]

    jiá

    double-layered (quilt) / lined (garment)

  • 道
    dào

    road / path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

  • 迎
    yíng

    to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face

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