開門

See also: 开门

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (開門)		開	門
simp. (开门)		开	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāimén

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoi¹ mun⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi¹ mong³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-mùn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khui-mn̂g / khui-mûi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kui¹ meng⁵ / kui¹ mung⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāimén
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaimén
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²
    • Yale: kāi-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimen
    • Palladius: каймэнь (kajmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiménr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiménr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: kāi-ménr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimel
    • Palladius: каймэньр (kajmɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: hōi mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hoi¹ mong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔi³³ ᵐbɔŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ mun¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: khui-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quimngg
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰui³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Penang, Medan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: khui-muî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quimuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ muĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /kʰui³³⁻²¹ mui²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kui¹ meng⁵ / kui¹ mung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui mṳ̂ng / khui mûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³⁻²³ mɯŋ⁵⁵/, /kʰui³³⁻²³ muŋ⁵⁵/

Note: kui1 mung5 - Chaozhou.

Verb

開⫽門 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to open the door
2. (figurative) to open for business
3. (figurative) to do things in an open-door manner

Antonyms

• 關門／关门 (guānmén)

Derived terms

• 開門七件事／开门七件事 (kāimén qī jiàn shì)
• 開門封兒／开门封儿
• 開門揖盜／开门揖盗 (kāiményīdào)
• 開門砲／开门炮
• 開門紅／开门红 (kāiménhóng)
• 開門見山／开门见山 (kāiménjiànshān)
• 開門錢／开门钱