開燈

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	lamp; light
trad. (開燈)		開	燈
simp. (开灯)		开	灯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kāidēng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄉㄥ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): kǎiděn
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ dang¹
Jin (Wiktionary): kai¹ deng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khui-teng

(Teochew, Peng'im): kui¹ dêng¹

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): kui¹ deng¹
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): haai¹ dang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khe-ten
Xiang (Loudi, Wiktionary): kue¹ denn¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāidēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄉㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaideng
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-têng¹
  - Yale: kāi-dēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaideng
  - Palladius: кайдэн (kajdɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: kǎiděn [Phonetic: káiděn]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): kai³ den³ [Phonetic: kai² den³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛ¹¹⁻¹² tə̃¹¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ dang¹
  - Yale: hōi dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ deng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: kai¹ deng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰai¹¹ təŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-teng
  - Tâi-lô: khui-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qui'defng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ tiɪŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kui¹ dêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui teng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: kui¹ deng¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰui³⁵⁻³³ teŋ³⁵/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: haai¹ dang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai⁵³ təŋ⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹khe-ten
  - MiniDict: khe^平 ten
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe-ten
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ tən²¹/
Xiang
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: kue¹ denn¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯e̞⁴⁴ tẽ̞⁴⁴/

Verb

開⫽燈 (verb-object)

to turn on a light

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 開燈 (“to turn on a light”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		開燈
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	開燈
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	開燈
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	開燈
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	開燈
Cantonese	Hong Kong	開燈
Cantonese	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	開燈, 開火
Gan	Lichuan	開燈
Huizhou	Jixi	開燈
Jin	Taiyuan	開燈
Southern Min	Xiamen	開火
	Penang (Hokkien)	開火
	Manila (Hokkien)	開火
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	開燈
Wu	Shanghai	開燈
Wu	Danyang	開燈, 開火
Xiang	Loudi	開燈