開幕

See also: 开幕

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	stage curtain; tent
trad. (開幕)		開	幕
simp. (开幕)		开	幕

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāimù

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-muk / khôi-mok
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-bō͘ / khai-bō͘ / khui-mō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāimù
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaimù
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mu⁴
  - Yale: kāi-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimuh
  - Palladius: кайму (kajmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ mok⁶
  - Yale: hōi mohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-muk / khôi-mok
  - Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˊ mug^ˋ / koi^ˊ mog^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ mug⁵ / koi¹ mog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ muk̚²/, /kʰoi̯²⁴ mok̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-muk
  - Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˊ mug^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ mug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ muk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khui-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qui'bo
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khai-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'bo
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khui-mōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quimo
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ mɔ̃⁴¹/

Verb

開幕

(of plays, cinemas, etc.) to give the first public performance
to open or inaugurate (ceremony for a conference, new building, etc.); to open a session
(archaic) to set up an office for a commanding officer

Derived terms

開幕式 / 开幕式 (kāimùshì)

Related terms

揭幕 (jiēmù)
落幕 (luòmù)

References

“開幕”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
開	幕
かい Grade: 3	まく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいまく [kàímákú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ima̠kɯ̟]

Noun

開(かい)幕(まく) • (kaimaku)

rising of the curtain of a stage, the beginning of a performance
opening of a ceremony, festivity or conference

Verb

開(かい)幕(まく)する • (kaimaku suru) suru (stem 開(かい)幕(まく)し (kaimaku shi), past 開(かい)幕(まく)した (kaimaku shita))

for a performance to begin
for some event to open, begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of "開幕する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	開幕し	かいまくし	kaimaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	開幕し	かいまくし	kaimaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	開幕する	かいまくする	kaimaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	開幕する	かいまくする	kaimaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	開幕すれ	かいまくすれ	kaimaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	開幕せよ¹ 開幕しろ²	かいまくせよ¹ かいまくしろ²	kaimaku seyo¹ kaimaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	開幕される	かいまくされる	kaimaku sareru
Causative	開幕させる開幕さす	かいまくさせるかいまくさす	kaimaku saseru kaimaku sasu
Potential	開幕できる	かいまくできる	kaimaku dekiru
Volitional	開幕しよう	かいまくしよう	kaimaku shiyō
Negative	開幕しない	かいまくしない	kaimaku shinai
Negative continuative	開幕せず	かいまくせず	kaimaku sezu
Formal	開幕します	かいまくします	kaimaku shimasu
Perfective	開幕した	かいまくした	kaimaku shita
Conjunctive	開幕して	かいまくして	kaimaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	開幕すれば	かいまくすれば	kaimaku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Antonyms

閉幕(へいまく) (heimaku)

References

“開幕”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
開	幕

Verb

開幕

chữ Hán form of khai mạc (“to start an opening ceremony”)