對開

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (對開)		對	開
simp. (对开)		对	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ hoi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-khôi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèikai
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-kʻai¹
    • Yale: dwèi-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueykai
    • Palladius: дуйкай (dujkaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ hoi¹
    • Yale: deui hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-khôi
    • Hakka Romanization System: dui koi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dui⁴ koi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ kʰoi̯²⁴/

Verb

對開

1. to run from opposite directions
2. to open from both sides (as a pair)
3. to divide into two halves; to go fifty-fifty
4. (Hakka) to pay half the fee; to offer half the money

Noun

對開

1. (printing) folio

Adjective

對開

1. (Hong Kong) off; near

   尖沙咀對開海面 [Cantonese, trad.]
   尖沙咀对开海面 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zim¹ saa¹ zeoi² deoi³ hoi¹ hoi² min^6-2 [Jyutping]

   the sea surface off Tsim Sha Tsui

Synonyms

• 對出／对出 (duìchū)