開朗

See also: 开朗

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	clear; bright
trad. (開朗)		開	朗
simp. (开朗)		开	朗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāilǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ long⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-lòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-lóng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāilǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kailǎng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-lang³
    • Yale: kāi-lǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kailaang
    • Palladius: кайлан (kajlan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ long⁵
    • Yale: hōi lóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ long⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ long⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːŋ¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-lòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ longˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ long²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ loŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-lóng
    • Tâi-lô: khai-lóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qailorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ lɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴¹/

Adjective

開朗

1. open and bright
2. open-minded; broad-minded; generous; liberal; progressive
3. sanguine; optimistic; cheerful
4. straightforward; candid

Synonyms

• (open-minded): 豁達／豁达 (huòdá), 開展／开展 (kāizhǎn)

Derived terms

• 豁然開朗／豁然开朗 (huòránkāilǎng)

 

Related terms

• 開闊／开阔 (kāikuò)
• 爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)