開恩

See also: 开恩

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	kind act (from above)
trad. (開恩)		開	恩
simp. (开恩)		开	恩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāi'ēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ jan¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-ên

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi'ēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai-en
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-ên¹
    • Yale: kāi-ēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaien
    • Palladius: кайэнь (kajɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ jan¹
    • Yale: hōi yān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ jan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ yen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-ên
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ en´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ en¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ en²⁴/

Verb

開恩

1. to bestow favour; to have mercy

   • 求你使我離開奸詐的道，開恩將你的律法賜給我！ [MSC, trad.]
     求你使我离开奸诈的道，开恩将你的律法赐给我！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 119:29

     Qiú nǐ shǐ wǒ líkāi jiānzhà de dào, kāi'ēn jiāng nǐ de lǜfǎ cìgěi wǒ! [Pinyin]

     Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Usage notes

Often used of gods, especially in Christianity.