開宗明義

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (開宗明義)		開	宗	明	義
simp. (开宗明义)		开	宗	明	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāizōngmíngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāizōngmíngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaizongmíngyì
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-tsung¹-ming²-i⁴
    • Yale: kāi-dzūng-míng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaitzongmingyih
    • Palladius: кайцзунминъи (kajczunminʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶
    • Yale: hōi jūng mìhng yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

Idiom

開宗明義

1. to make clear the main idea at the beginning in one's speech or writing