開鍋

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	pot; pan; boiler
trad. (開鍋)		開	鍋
simp. (开锅)		开	锅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiguō

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiguo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-kuo¹
    • Yale: kāi-gwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiguo
    • Palladius: кайго (kajgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ wo¹
    • Yale: hōi wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

開鍋

1. to open a cooking pot or pan (by lifting the lid)
2. (of something cooking in a pot) to start to boil
3. (cooking) to season a wok
4. (figurative) to run wild; to go rowdy

Synonyms

• (to season a wok): 養鍋／养锅 (yǎngguō)

Related terms

• 揭不開鍋／揭不开锅 (jiēbùkāiguō)