開芒

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	Miscanthus sinensis
trad. (開芒)		開	芒
simp. (开芒)		开	芒

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-mî / khui-mêe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mî
    • Tâi-lô: khui-mî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quimii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mêe
    • Tâi-lô: khui-mêe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/

Verb

開芒

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sharpen (a new knife or pair of scissors) before use

Synonyms

• 開刃／开刃 (kāirèn)
• 開口／开口 (kāikǒu)