開卷

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	chapter; examination paper; to roll (up) chapter; examination paper; to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on
trad. (開卷)		開	卷
simp. (开卷)		开	卷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāijuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gyun²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-kǹg / khui-kùiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāijuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chüan⁴
    • Yale: kāi-jywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijiuann
    • Palladius: кайцзюань (kajczjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāijuànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijyuànr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chüan⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: kāi-jywànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijiuall
    • Palladius: кайцзюаньр (kajczjuanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ gyun²
    • Yale: hōi gyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ gün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kyːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-kǹg
    • Tâi-lô: khui-kǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'kngx
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ kŋ̍⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-kùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khui-kuìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'kvuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kuĩ²¹/

Verb

開卷

1. (often attributive, of examinations) to be open-book
2. (formal) to open a book; to read

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to be open-book"): 閉卷／闭卷 (bìjuàn)