開機

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (開機)		開	機
simp. (开机)		开	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāijī

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gei¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khui-ki

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kui¹ gi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāijī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiji
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chi¹
    • Yale: kāi-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiji
    • Palladius: кайцзи (kajczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ gei¹
    • Yale: hōi gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-ki
    • Tâi-lô: khui-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'ky
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ ki³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kui¹ gi¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui ki
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³⁻²³ ki³³/

Verb

開⫽機 (verb-object)

1. to start a machine; to turn on a device
2. (film) to start shooting

Antonyms

• 關機／关机 (guānjī)