開齋
Chinese
| open; operate (vehicle); start | a fast; studio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (開齋) | 開 | 齋 | |
| simp. (开斋) | 开 | 斋 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi1 zaai1
- Eastern Min (BUC): kŭi-că̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-chai / khui-chai
- 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)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-chai
- Tâi-lô: khai-tsai
- Phofsit Daibuun: qaizay
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-chai
- Tâi-lô: khui-tsai
- Phofsit Daibuun: quizay
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
開⫽齋 (verb-object)
- (religion) to resume a meat diet
- (Islam) to come to the end of Ramadan
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to occur for the first time or after a long break
- (Eastern Min, dated) to start school; (of a semester) to begin