說開

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (說開)		說	開
simp. (说开)		说	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuokai
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-kʻai¹
    • Yale: shwō-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuokai
    • Palladius: шокай (šokaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ hoi¹
    • Yale: syut hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

說開

1. to explain clearly
2. (of a word or phrase) to come into popular use