開悟

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	comprehend
trad. (開悟)		開	悟
simp. (开悟)		开	悟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-ngō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwù
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wu⁴
    • Yale: kāi-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwuh
    • Palladius: кайу (kaju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-ngō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khai-ngōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaingo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/

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• Middle Chinese: khoj nguH

Rime
Character	開	悟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦哀切	五故切
Baxter	khoj	nguH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʌi/	/ŋuoH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəi/	/ŋuoH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɒi/	/ŋoH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəj/	/ŋɔH/
Li Rong	/kʰᴀi/	/ŋoH/
Wang Li	/kʰɒi/	/ŋuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑ̆i/	/ŋuoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kāi	wù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hoi1	ng6

Verb

開悟

1. (literary) to inspire; to enlighten
2. (literary) to comprehend; to grasp (something not easily understood); to realize

Synonyms

• (to inspire):

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• 啟導／启导 (qǐdǎo) (literary)
• 啟發／启发 (qǐfā)
• 啟示／启示 (qǐshì)
• 啟迪／启迪 (qǐdí) (formal)
• 開導／开导 (kāidǎo)

 

• (to comprehend):

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• 了解 (liǎojiě)
• 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu)
• 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
• 參悟／参悟 (cānwù)
• 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懂 (dǒng)
• 懂得 (dǒngde)
• 打生 (Wenzhounese)
• 把握 (bǎwò)
• 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
• 明 (ming⁴) (Cantonese)
• 明白
• 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
• 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
• 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
• 洞悉 (dòngxī)
• 清亮 (mainland China)
• 清楚
• 熟似 (Hokkien)
• 熟悉 (shúxī)
• 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
• 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
• 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
• 理解 (lǐjiě)
• 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
• 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
• 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
• 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
• 知道
• 覺／觉
• 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
• 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
• 認識／认识
• 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
• 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary)
• 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
• 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
• 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 達／达 (literary, or in compounds)
• 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
• 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

 

Noun

開悟

1. (Buddhism, philosophy, psychology) enlightenment

Vietnamese

Han character

開悟: Hán Nôm readings: khai ngộ

1. chữ Hán form of khai ngộ (“enlightenment”).