開刃

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	edge of blade
trad. (開刃)		開	刃
simp. (开刃)		开	刃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāirèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ jan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāirèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kairèn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-jên⁴
    • Yale: kāi-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kairenn
    • Palladius: кайжэнь (kajžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāirènr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄖㄣˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kairènr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-jên⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: kāi-rènr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kairell
    • Palladius: кайжэньр (kajžɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ jan⁶
    • Yale: hōi yahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ jan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ yen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²²/

Verb

開刃

1. to sharpen (a new knife or pair of scissors) before use

Synonyms

• 開口／开口 (kāikǒu)
• 開芒／开芒 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)