開明

See also: 开明

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (開明)		開	明
simp. (开明)		开	明

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāimíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ ming⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-mìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāimíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaimíng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-ming²
    • Yale: kāi-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiming
    • Palladius: каймин (kajmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: hōi mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi^ˊ min^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ min²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ min¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: khai-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'beeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/

Adjective

開明

1. enlightened; liberal; open-minded

Synonyms

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• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 進步／进步 (jìnbù)
• 開通／开通 (kāitong)

 

Antonyms

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• 保守 (bǎoshǒu)
• 守舊／守旧 (shǒujiù)
• 落後／落后 (luòhòu)
• 閉塞／闭塞 (bìsè)
• 頑固／顽固 (wángù)