開懷

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom
trad. (開懷)		開	懷
simp. (开怀)		开	怀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāihuái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ waai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-hoâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāihuái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaihuái
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-huai²
    • Yale: kāi-hwái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaihwai
    • Palladius: кайхуай (kajxuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ waai⁴
    • Yale: hōi wàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ waai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-hoâi
    • Tâi-lô: khai-huâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'hoaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² huai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ huai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² huai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ huai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ huai²³/

Verb

開懷

1. (literary) to be to one's heart's content; to be light-hearted

   樂開懷／乐开怀  ―  lèkāihuái  ―  to be extremely happy

Synonyms

• 開胸／开胸 (kāixiōng)