開掘

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	dig
trad. (開掘)		開	掘
simp. (开掘)		开	掘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāijué

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gwat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāijué
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijyué
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chüeh²
    • Yale: kāi-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijyue
    • Palladius: кайцзюэ (kajczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ gwat⁶
    • Yale: hōi gwaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gwat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ gued⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚²/

Verb

開掘

1. to dig; to unearth; to excavate
2. (figurative) to investigate (in an archive); to dig up (old stories); to go deep into

Synonyms

• (to dig):

• 刨
• 挖掘 (wājué)
• 採／采 (cǎi)
• 採掘／采掘 (cǎijué)
• 發掘／发掘 (fājué)
• 開採／开采 (kāicǎi)
• 開鑿／开凿 (kāizáo, “to dig (tunnels, river channels, etc.)”)