拉開

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (拉開)		拉	開
simp. (拉开)		拉	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lākai

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ ˙ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ hoi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lâi-khôi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lākai
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ˙ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lakåi
    • Wade–Giles: la¹-kʻai⁵
    • Yale: lā-kai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lha.kai
    • Palladius: лакай (lakaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai¹ hoi¹
    • Yale: lāai hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lâi-khôi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lai^ˊ koi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lai¹ koi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰoi̯²⁴/

Verb

拉開

1. to pull away; to pull apart

   趕緊把他拉開／赶紧把他拉开  ―  gǎnjǐn bǎ tā lākāi  ―  to hurriedly pull him away

   拉開個窗簾／拉开个窗帘 [Cantonese]  ―  laai¹ hoi¹ go³ coeng¹ lim² [Jyutping]  ―  to draw the curtains

   拉開序幕／拉开序幕  ―  lākāi xùmù  ―  to kick off