開啟

See also: 开启

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to open; to start
trad. (開啟/開啓)		開	啟/啓
simp. (开启)		开	启

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ kai²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kai¹ ki²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaicǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻi³
    • Yale: kāi-chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichii
    • Palladius: кайци (kajci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ kai²
    • Yale: hōi kái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ kai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ kei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kai¹ ki²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khai khí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵²/

Verb

開啟

1. to open (a door, window, etc.)

   • 當我看不見，祢開啟我眼睛。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     当我看不见，祢开启我眼睛。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2018, 周巽倩 [Mary Chikagami Lee] (lyrics and music), translated by 鄭懋柔 [Tiffany M. Cheng], 只需要祢 [All I Need], performed by 讚美之泉 [Stream of Praise Music]

     Dāng wǒ kàn bù jiàn, Nǐ kāiqǐ wǒ yǎnjīng. [Pinyin]

     When I was blinded, You opened my eyes.

2. to start (a machine or device)
3. to kick off (a new era, etc.); to launch

Derived terms

• 一鍵開啟／一键开启