開挖

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
trad. (開挖)		開	挖
simp. (开挖)		开	挖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiwā

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ waat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-ó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwā
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwa
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wa¹
    • Yale: kāi-wā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiua
    • Palladius: кайва (kajva)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ wä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ waat³
    • Yale: hōi waat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ waat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ waːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-ó͘
    • Tâi-lô: khui-óo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'or
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ⁴¹/

Verb

開挖

1. to dig; to dig out; to excavate
2. to start to dig; to start excavation