開齋

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	a fast; studio
trad. (開齋)		開	齋
simp. (开斋)		开	斋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kāizhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄓㄞ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кэзэ (keze, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zaai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāizhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijhai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chai¹
    • Yale: kāi-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijai
    • Palladius: кайчжай (kajčžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кэзэ (keze, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛ²⁴ t͡sɛ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ zaai¹
    • Yale: hōi jāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ zai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

開⫽齋 (verb-object)

1. (religion) to resume a meat diet
2. (Islam) to come to the end of Ramadan
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to occur for the first time or after a long break

Derived terms

• 開齋節／开斋节 (Kāizhāijié)