撥開

Chinese

		to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; group; batch; to poke; to stir	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (撥開)		撥	開
simp. (拨开)		拨	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ hoi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): poah-khui / póe-khui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bokai
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-kʻai¹
    • Yale: bwō-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bokai
    • Palladius: бокай (bokaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but⁶ hoi¹
    • Yale: buht hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poah-khui / póe-khui
    • Tâi-lô: puah-khui / pué-khui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poahquy, poefquy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/, /pue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pua(ʔ)⁵ kʰui³³/, /pue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/, /pue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/, /pue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰui⁴⁴/, /pue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/

Verb

撥開

1. to push aside; to part

Synonyms

• (colloquial) 撥拉／拨拉 (bōlā)

Derived terms

• 撥開雲霧見青天／拨开云雾见青天 (bōkāi yúnwù jiàn qīngtiān)