開小差

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	errand
trad. (開小差)		開	小差
simp. (开小差)		开	小差

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāi xiǎochāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi xiǎochāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai siǎochai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹ hsiao³-chʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi syǎu-chāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai sheauchai
    • Palladius: кай сяочай (kaj sjaočaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

開小差

1. (military, of soldiers) to desert; to abscond from the army
2. (figurative) to be absent-minded