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Found 144 word entries for "开" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E5%BC%80
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	開籠雀	hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2	kai1 long2 que4	粵   (bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time
	想不開	soeng2 bat1 hoi1	xiang3 bu4 kai1	to take things too hard； to be depressed； to fret over trifles
	開單	hoi1 daan1	kai1dan1	to bill; to open a tab
	開心	hoi1 sam1	kai1 xin1	happy
	開學	hoi1 hok6	kai1 xue2	to start school
	開始	hoi1 ci2	kai1 shi3	to start
	開車	hoi1 ce1	kai1 che1	to start/drive a car
	開玩笑	hoi1 waan4 siu3	kai1 wan2 xiao4	play a joke on someone; to joke
	開心果	hoi1 sam1 gwo2	kai1 xin1 guo3	pistachio; [粵]: a metaphor for a happy person
	分開	fan1 hoi1	fen1 kai1	to divide; to separate
	走開	zau2 hoi1	zou3 kai1	go away; leave
	離開	lei4 hoi1	li2 kai1	to leave; to depart; to separate
	開門	hoi1 mun4	kai1 men2	to open a door
	開口	hoi1 hau2	kai1 kou3	open one's mouth, start to talk; open mouthed at a loss for words
	開明	hoi1 ming4	kai1 ming2	open-minded, enlightened
	開火	hoi1 fo2	kai1 huo3	to switch on the lights; to open fire
	開眼	hoi1 ngaan5	kai1 yan3	to begin a performance or movie
	公開	gung1 hoi1	gong1 kai1	public; unclassified
	借開	ze3 hoi1		粵   excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside)
	開舖頭	hoi1 pou3 tau4*2		粵   run a shop
	獅子開大口	si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2		粵   excessive demand
	開動	hoi1 dung6	kai1 dong4	set in motion, move
	推開	teoi1 hoi1	tui1 kai1	to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject, to decline
	開刀	hoi1 dou1	kai1 dao1	to operate (surgery); to undergo an operation/surgery
	開槍	hoi1 coeng1	kai1 qiang1	to fire (a gun)
	開工	hoi1 gung1	kai1 gong1	to start work
	打開	daa2 hoi1	da3 kai1	to open
	開會	hoi1 wui6*2	kai1 hui4	to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
	開幕	hoi1 mok6	kai1 mu4	to open a meeting; to start a show
	盛開	sing6 hoi1	sheng4 kai1	to be in full flowering
	召開	ziu6 hoi1	zhao4 kai1	to convene; to gather; to call together
	展開	zin2 hoi1	zhan3 kai1	to open up; to launch
	精簡開支	zing1 gaan2 hoi1 zi1	jing1 jian3 kai1 zhi1	to reduce spending; to cut costs
	敞開	cong2 hoi1	chang3 kai1	to open up wide
	開頭	hoi1 tau4	kai1 tou2	originally; beginning; begin
	重開	cung4 hoi1	chong2 kai1	to reopen
	開展	hoi1 zin2	kai1 zhan3	(begin to) develop, unfold, start, launch, open
	開庭	hoi1 ting4	kai1 ting2	begin a (judicial) court session
	開拓	hoi1 tok3	kai1 tuo4	to bring forth or open up
	開支	hoi1 zi1	kai1 zhi1	expenditure, expenses; pay
	開放	hoi1 fong3	kai1 fang4	lift (restrictions/ban); make open to the public
	開發	hoi1 faat3	kai1 fa1	exploit (a resource); open up (for development)
	開設	hoi1 cit3	kai1 she4	offer (goods or services); open (for business, etc.)
	開除	hoi1 ceoi4	kai1 chu2	to expel
	開飯	hoi1 faan6	kai1 fan4	serve a meal
	放開	fong3 hoi1	fang4 kai1	to unleash, to release
	解開	gaai2 hoi1	jie3 kai1	to untie; to undo
	開墾	hoi1 han2	kai1 ken3	clear a wild area for cultivation; plow
	開關	hoi1 gwaan1	kai1 guan1	power switch
	避開	bei6 hoi1	bi4 kai1	avoid; shun; step aside; turn aside; dodge; escape; sheer off; avoidance
	開張	hoi1 zoeng1		open a business
	開胃	hoi1 wai6		粵   have a good appetite
	公開信	gung1 hoi1 seon3	gong1 kai1 xin4	an open letter; a public letter
	開眼界	hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3	kai1 yan3 jie4	broaden, expand one's horizons
	開OT	hoi1 ou1 ti1		粵   to work over time; put in O.T.
	開蓋器	hoi1 goi3 hei3		bottle opener
	開篷車	hoi1 pung4 ce1	kai1 peng2 che1	open car, convertible
	開光	hoi1 gwong1	kai1 guang1	Buddhist ceremony of consecrating newly completed joss
	開夜車	hoi1 je6 ce1	kai1 ye4 che1	burn the midnight oil
	開揚	hoi1 joeng4	kai1 yang2	粵   open; bright and spacious
	開天闢地	hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6	kai1 tian1 pi4 di4	the beginning of the world
	伸開	san1 hoi1	shen1 kai1	to stretch out, uncoil
	公開化	gung1 hoi1 faa3	gong1 kai1 hua4	to publicize; openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')
	公開指責	gung1 hoi1 zi2 zaak3	gong1 kai1 zhi3 ze2	denounce
	公開討論會	gung1 hoi1 tou2 leon6 wui6*2	gong1 kai1 tao3 lun4 hui4	open forum
	公開鑰匙	gung1 hoi1 joek6 si4	gong1 kai2 yao4 shi5	public key (in encryption)
	開P	hoi1 pi1		粵   to hold a party; to have party
	開發週期	hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4	kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1 (PRC), kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi2 (Taiwan)	development cycle; development period
	開水	hoi1 seoi2	kai1 shui3	to turn on the water; [國]boiled water
	開球	hoi1 kau4	kai1 qiu2	to start a game; to kickoff
	開鏡	hoi1 geng3	kai1 jing4	start shooting (a movie)
	開解	hoi1 gaai2	kai1 jie3	console; cheer up
	開朗	hoi1 long5	kai1 lang3	[adj] well lit; suddenly become bright and clear; carefree; without worry
	芝麻開門	zi1 maa4 hoi1 mun4	zhi1 ma2 kai1 men2	"open sesame"
	講開又講	gong2 hoi1 jau6 gong2		粵   by the way, incidentally
	撞開	zong6 hoi1	zhuang4 kai1	to force open
	開天索價	hoi1 tin1 sok3 gaa3		粵   ask for a sky-high price
	公開賽	gung hoi1 coi3	gong1 kai1 sai4	open tournament
	講開至講	gong2 hoi1 zi3 gong2		粵   by the way
	大開眼界	daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3	da4 kai1 yan3 jie4	real eye-opener
	不公開	bat1 gung1 hoi1	bu4 gong1 kai1	cannot divulge publicly, to keep sth secret,
	拆開	caak3 hoi1	chai1 kai1	to untwine; to untwist, demount, disassemble, unbraid, unpick sth
	開個唱	hoi1 go3 coeng3	kai1 ge4 chang4	to start a personal singing show
	笑口常開	siu3 hau2 soeng4 hoi1	xiao4 kou3 chang2 kai1	happy and joyous
	裂開	lit6 hoi1	lie4 kai1	to split open
	開夜	hoi1 ye6*2	kai1 ye4	粵   work night shift; work overtime into the night
	開卷有益	hoi1 gyun2 jau5 jik1	kai1 juan4 you3 yi4	reading is beneficial
	開鎖	hoi1 so2	kai1 suo3	unlock (undo a lock)
	開脫	hoi2 tyut3	kai1 tuo1	exculpate, absolve, exonerate
	開竅	hoi1 hiu3	kai1 qiao4	enlighten
	睇唔開	tai2 m4 hoi1		粵   can't find a way out
	情竇初開	cing4 dau6 co1 hoi1	qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1	to have one's first taste of love; puppy love
	茅塞頓開	maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1	mao2 se4 dun4 kai1	suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light
	開幕典禮	hoi1 mok6 din2 lai5	kai1 mu4 dian3 li3	opening ceremonies
	笑逐顔開	siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1	xiao4 zhu2 yan2 kai1	to beam with a smile; of one's face to be lit up with a smile
	開跑閘	hoi1 paau2 zaap6	kai1 pao3 zha2	粵   (horse racing etc.) starting gate
	擘開眼講大話	maak3 hoi1 ngaan5 gong3 daai6 waa6	bo4 kai1 yan3 jiang3 da4 hua4	粵   blatantly tell a lie; have the audacity to tell a lie with one's eyes wide open
	綻開	zaan6 hoi1	zhan4 kai1	to burst forth
	皮開肉綻	pei4 hoi1 juk6 zaan6	pi2 kai1 rou4 zhan4	flogging-lacerated skin
	開綻	hoi1 zaan6	kai1 zhan4	to come unsewn
	開篷雙層巴士	hoi1 pung4 soeng1 cang4 baa1 si6*2	kai1 peng2 shuang1 ceng2 ba1 shi4	open-top double-decker bus
	開篷觀光巴士	hoi1 pung4 gun1 gwong1 baa1 si6*2	kai1 peng2 guan1 guang1 ba1 shi4	open-top sightseeing / tourist bus
	開齋	hoi1 zaai1	kai1 zhai1	taste the first success
	開坑	hoi1 haang1	kai1 keng1	粵   dig a ditch
	開行	hoi1 hang4	kai1 xing2	粵   begin to move
	開騷	hoi1 sou1	kai1 sao1	粵   to hold a performance; to open show; of a show to begin
	劏開	tong1 hoi1	tang1 kai1	粵   to cut open (and reveal innards)
	開採	hoi1 coi2	kai1 cai3	to mine; mining
	開採石油	hoi1 coi2 sek6 jau4	kai1 cai3 shi2 you2	tap oil
	開放日	hoi1 fong3 jat6	kai1 fang4 ri4	open day
	開合跳	hoi1 hap6 tiu3	kai1 he2 tiao4	jumping jacks
	開綠燈	hoi1 luk6 dang1	kai1 lv4 deng1	give the go-ahead
	公開招聘	gung1 hoi1 ziu1 ping3	gong1 kai1 zhao1 pin4	open recruitment
	開信刀	hoi1 seon3 dou1	kai1 xin1 dao1	a letter opener
	開戰	hoi1 zin3	kai1 zhan4	to start a war
	網開一面	mong5 hoi1 jat1 min6	wang3 kai1 yi1 mian4	let somebody off the hook
	開趴	hoi1 paa1	kai1 pa1	國   hold a party
	彈開	daan6 hoi1	tan2 kai1	粵   get lost; take a hike
	開路先鋒	hoi1 lou6 sin1 fung1	kai1 lu4 xian1 feng1	a pioneer
	鬆開	sung1 hoi1	song1 kai1	to loosen up; to release' to let go off
	心胸開闊	sam1 hung1 hoi1 fut3	xin1 xiong1 kai1 kuo4	broad-minded / open-minded
	隔開	gaak3 hoi1	ge2 kai1	separate, divide
	開羅	hoi1 lo4	kai1 luo2	Cairo
	拋開	paau1 hoi1	pao1 kai1	to throw out, to get rid of, to fling off
	翻開	faan1 hoi1	fan1 kai1	to open up (a book, etc.)
	牛開心	ngau4 hoi1 sam1	niu2 kai1 xin1	粵   cow labia, cow vulva (as food)
	開P	hoi1 pi1	kai1 pi1	粵   host a party
	萬事開頭難	maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4	wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2	everything is difficult in its beginning stages
	排開陣勢	paai4 hoi1 zan6 sai3	pai2 kai1 zhen4 shi4	line up in battle formation
	開瓶費	hoi1 ping4 fai3	kai1​ ping2 ​fei4​	corkage fee [粵] 開樽費
	睜開	zaang1 hoi1	zheng1 kai1	to open the eyes
	開往	hoi1 wong5	kai1 wang3	(of a bus, train etc) to leave for, heading for
	撇開	pit3 hoi1	pie1 kai1	cast aside; ignore; disregard
	政府機關開放系統互連總則	zing3 fu2 gei1 gwaan1 hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4 zung2 zak1	zheng4 fu3 ji1 guan1 kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 hu4 lian2 zong3 ze2	Government Open system Interconnection Profile (GOSIP)
	保險解開系統	bou2 him2 gaai2 hoi1 hai6 tung2	bao3 xian3 jie3 kai1 xi4 tong3	arming system
	開口𤜯着脷	hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6		粵   put one's foot in one's mouth
	開顔	hoi1 ngaan4	kai1 yan2	to break forth in a smile (also 啟顏)
	開放空間恐懼症	hoi1 fong3 hung1 gaan1 hung2 geoi6 zing3	kai1 fang4 kong1 jian1 kong3 ju4 zheng4	agorophobia
	精誠所至，金石為開	zing1 sing4 so2 zi3 gam1 sek6 wai4 hoi1	jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 jin1 shi2 wei2 kai1	where there's a will, there's a way
	開拖	hoi1 to1	kai1 tuo1	粵   have a gang fight
	開光點睛	hoi1 gwong1 dim2 zing1	kai1 guang1 dian3 jing1	opening the light and dotting the eyes
	信口開河	seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4	xin1 kou3 kai1 he2	have a loose tongue; idle talk
	開門揖盜	hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6	kai1 men2 yi1 dao4	incur trouble for being careless
	除翻開	ceoi4 faan1 hoi1	chu2 fan1 kai1	粵   divide it up