開〔开〕 hoi¹ {kāi}

(verb) (of meeting, exhibition or events) to hold

開〔开〕 hoi¹ {kāi}

1. to open
2. to start
3. to turn on
4. to boil
5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
6. to operate (a vehicle)
7. carat (gold)
8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文
9. abbr. for 開本, book format

開便〔开-〕 hoi¹ bin⁶ {kāi biàn}

the outer side; on the further side

開標〔开标〕 hoi¹ biu¹ {kāi biāo}

bid opening

開波〔开-〕 hoi¹ bo¹ {kāi bō}

kick off (soccer/football)

開餐〔开-〕 hoi¹ caan¹ {kāi cān}

have a meal (spoken)

開車〔开车〕 hoi¹ ce¹ {kāi chē}

(verb) Start a car engine and drive

開出〔开-〕 hoi¹ ceot¹ {kāi chū}

to issue; to offer; (of vehicle) to depart from

開彩〔开-〕 hoi¹ coi² {kāi cǎi}

to draw the lottery

開大〔开-〕 hoi¹ daai⁶ {kāi dà}

to open wide; to turn up; to defecate

開底〔开-〕 hoi¹ dai² {kāi dǐ}

open base; the outer side

開檔〔开档〕 hoi¹ dong³ {kāi dàng}

the opening of a business

開刀〔开-〕 hoi¹ dou¹ {kāi dāo}

(verb) o undergo a surgery

開火〔开-〕 hoi¹ fo² {kāihuǒ}

(verb) 1. To switch on (a rice cooker, light, etc.); (of cooking) 1. Turn on (a gas burner); (slang) 1. Argue; 2. Fight

開房〔开-〕 hoi¹ fong² {kāi fáng}

original meaning: booking and subsequently staying in a hotel room, current usage: to have sex in a hotel room

開封〔开-〕 hoi¹ fung¹ {Kāifēng}

(verb) Open sealed packaging (of product)

開鏡〔开镜〕 hoi¹ geng³ {kāi jìng}

 to start shooting

開古〔开-〕 hoi¹ gu² {kāi gǔ}

reveal the answer for a riddle or puzzle

開工〔开-〕 hoi¹ gung¹ {kāi gōng}

(verb) Start working

開坑〔开-〕 hoi¹ haang¹ {kāi kēng}

to open up; to dig a ditch

開口〔开-〕 hoi¹ hau² {kāi kǒu}

to request or ask for

開去〔开-〕 hoi¹ heoi³ {kāi qù}

(of vehicle) to head for; to dimiss (someone from their job)

開航〔开-〕 hoi¹ hong⁴ {kāi háng}

to set sail

開夜〔开-〕 hoi¹ je⁶ {kāi yè}

working into the night (spoken)

開揚〔开扬〕 hoi¹ joeng⁴ {kāi yáng}

bright, open and spacious; cheerful

開嚟〔开-〕 hoi¹ lai² {kāi lí}

open it (spoken)

開面〔开-〕 hoi¹ min⁶ {kāi miàn}

a face painting technique used for the applying make up on the actors in Cantonese opera; a traditional wedding custom for the Han Chinese ethnic group, which involves the plucking of a bride's fine facial hair and hair combing; the curving of the facial features on the statue of a god

開幕〔开-〕 hoi¹ mok⁶ {kāi mù}

opening ceremony; grand opening

開門〔开门〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ {kāi mén}

to speak out (from one's heart)

開年〔开-〕 hoi¹ nin⁴ {kāi nián}

meal for Chinese New Year served with meat

開片〔开-〕 hoi¹ pin² {kāi piàn}

(verb) to fight; to combat; to go into a fight with (with weapons e.g. knife); to start a gang fight

開舖〔开铺〕 hoi¹ pou³ {kāi pù}

open a shop (spoken)

開鋪〔开铺〕 hoi¹ pou³ {kāi pù}

to open a store; to run a store

開身〔开-〕 hoi¹ san¹ {kāi shēn}

departure of a boat or ferry (old slang)

開手〔开-〕 hoi¹ sau² {kāi shǒu}

to (let something) leave from one's hands; to start; to start a fight

開首〔开-〕 hoi¹ sau² {kāi shǒu}

in the beginning

開聲〔开声〕 hoi¹ seng¹ {kāi shēng}

to speak out; to request; the act of "opening" the voice before singing

開膳〔开-〕 hoi¹ sin⁶ {kāi shàn}

to start to eat

開攤〔开摊〕 hoi¹ taan¹ {kāi tān}

to open a stall

開頭〔开头〕 hoi¹ tau⁴ {kāi tóu}

to start or commence

開拖〔开-〕 hoi¹ to¹ {kāi tuō}

to start a fight

開枱〔开-〕 hoi¹ toi² {kāi sì}

to start a Mahjong game

開檯〔开台〕 hoi¹ toi² {kāi tái}

to play mahjong; to set a dining table

開鑊〔开镬〕 hoi¹ wok⁶ {kāi huò}

rape (slang)

開齋〔开斋〕 hoi¹ zaai¹ {kāi zhāi}

to break a drought (scoring the first point, closing the first deal, receive the first speeding ticket etc.)(Cantonese)

開正〔开-〕 hoi¹ zeng³ {kāi zhèng}

to have things turn out as one desires; (of gambling) to draw exactly as one wishes

開支〔开-〕 hoi¹ zi¹ {kāi zhī}

(noun) Spending

開敗〔开败〕 hoi¹ baai⁶ {kāi bài}

to wither and fall

開辦〔开办〕 hoi¹ baan⁶ {kāi bàn}

1. to open
2. to start (a business etc)
3. to set up

開苞〔开-〕 hoi¹ baau¹ {kāi bāo}

to deflower

開筆〔开笔〕 hoi¹ bat¹ {kāi bǐ}

1. to start learning as a poet
2. to write one's first (poem, essay etc)

開拔〔开-〕 hoi¹ bat⁶ {kāi bá}

1. to set out (of troops)
2. departure
3. start date (of military expedition)

開步〔开-〕 hoi¹ bou⁶ {kāi bù}

1. to step forward
2. to walk

開本〔开-〕 hoi¹ bun² {kāi běn}

1. book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16开 format is roughly A4)
2. abbr. to 開

開衩〔开-〕 hoi¹ caa³ {kāi chà}

slit (in clothing)

開車〔开车〕 hoi¹ ce¹ {kāi chē}

to drive a car

開除〔开-〕 hoi¹ ceoi⁴ {kāi chú}

to expel

開春〔开-〕 hoi¹ ceon¹ {kāi chūn}

1. beginning of spring
2. the lunar New Year

開始〔开-〕 hoi¹ ci² {kāi shǐ}

1. to begin
2. beginning
3. to start
4. initial
5. CL: 個

開晴〔开-〕 hoi¹ cing⁴ {kāi qíng}

to brighten up

開設〔开设〕 hoi¹ cit³ {kāi shè}

1. to offer (goods or services)
2. to open (for business etc)

開初〔开-〕 hoi¹ co¹ {kāi chū}

1. at the outset
2. at first
3. early

開槍〔开枪〕 hoi¹ coeng¹ {kāi qiāng}

1. to open fire
2. to shoot a gun

開暢〔开畅〕 hoi¹ coeng³ {kāi chàng}

happy and carefree

開場〔开场〕 hoi¹ coeng⁴ {kāi chǎng}

1. to begin
2. to open
3. to start
4. beginning of an event

開採〔开采〕 hoi¹ coi² {kāi cǎi}

1. to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
2. to exploit
3. to mine

開賽〔开赛〕 hoi¹ coi³ {kāi sài}

1. to start a match
2. the kick-off

開敞〔开-〕 hoi¹ cong² {kāi chǎng}

wide open

開創〔开创〕 hoi¹ cong³ {kāi chuàng}

1. to initiate
2. to start
3. to found

開打〔开-〕 hoi¹ daa² {kāi dǎ}

1. (of a sports competition or match) to commence
2. (of a war or battle) to break out
3. to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera)
4. to brawl
5. to come to blows

開單〔开单〕 hoi¹ daan¹ {kāi dān}

1. to bill
2. to open a tab

開燈〔开灯〕 hoi¹ dang¹ {kāi dēng}

to turn on the light

開地〔开-〕 hoi¹ dei⁶ {kāi dì}

1. to clear land (for cultivation)
2. to open up land

開店〔开-〕 hoi¹ dim³ {kāi diàn}

to open shop

開弔〔开吊〕 hoi¹ diu³ {kāi diào}

1. to hold memorial service
2. to hold a funeral

開刀〔开-〕 hoi¹ dou¹ {kāi dāo}

1. to perform or have an operation
2. to operate on or to be operated on

開導〔开导〕 hoi¹ dou⁶ {kāi dǎo}

1. to talk sb round
2. to straighten sth out
3. to enlighten

開道〔开-〕 hoi¹ dou⁶ {kāi dào}

to clear the way

開凍〔开冻〕 hoi¹ dung³ {kāi dòng}

1. to thaw
2. to melt

開動〔开动〕 hoi¹ dung⁶ {kāi dòng}

1. to start
2. to set in motion
3. to move
4. to march
5. to dig in (eating)
6. to tuck in (eating)

開端〔开-〕 hoi¹ dyun¹ {kāi duān}

1. start
2. beginning

開花〔开-〕 hoi¹ faa¹ {kāi huā}

1. to bloom
2. to blossom
3. to flower
4. fig. to burst open
5. to feel happy or elated
6. new development grows out

開化〔开-〕 hoi¹ faa³ {kāi huà}

1. to become civilized
2. to be open-minded
3. (of ice) to thaw

開飯〔开饭〕 hoi¹ faan⁶ {kāi fàn}

to serve a meal

開發〔开发〕 hoi¹ faat³ {kāi fā}

1. to exploit (a resource)
2. to open up (for development)
3. to develop

開葷〔开荤〕 hoi¹ fan¹ {kāi hūn}

1. to resume a meat diet
2. to eat meat again after a period of fasting
3. fig. novel experience

開埠〔开-〕 hoi¹ fau⁶ {kāi bù}

1. to open up a port for trade
2. to open treaty ports

開伙〔开-〕 hoi¹ fo² {kāi huǒ}

1. to start providing food
2. to open today's service in a canteen

開火〔开-〕 hoi¹ fo² {kāi huǒ}

to open fire

開課〔开课〕 hoi¹ fo³ {kāi kè}

1. school begins
2. give a course
3. teach a subject

開方〔开-〕 hoi¹ fong¹ {kāi fāng}

to extract a square root

開荒〔开-〕 hoi¹ fong¹ {kāi huāng}

to open up land (for agriculture)

開放〔开-〕 hoi¹ fong³ {kāi fàng}

1. to bloom
2. to open
3. to be open (to the public)
4. to open up (to the outside)
5. to be open-minded
6. unrestrained by convention
7. unconstrained in one's sexuality

開赴〔开-〕 hoi¹ fu⁶ {kāi fù}

1. (of troops) to depart for
2. to head for

開福〔开-〕 hoi¹ fuk¹ {Kāi fú}

Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市, Hunan

開封〔开-〕 hoi¹ fung¹ {Kāi fēng}

1. Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
2. old name Bianliang 汴梁

開闊〔开阔〕 hoi¹ fut³ {kāi kuò}

1. wide
2. open (spaces)
3. to open up

開架〔开-〕 hoi¹ gaa² {kāi jià}

open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)

開價〔开价〕 hoi¹ gaa³ {kāi jià}

1. to quote a price
2. seller's first offer

開解〔开-〕 hoi¹ gaai² {kāi jiě}

1. to straighten out
2. to explain
3. to ease sb's anxiety

開戒〔开-〕 hoi¹ gaai³ {kāi jiè}

1. to end abstinence
2. to resume (drinking) after a break
3. to break (a taboo)

開革〔开-〕 hoi¹ gaak³ {kāi gé}

1. to fire
2. to discharge

開間〔开间〕 hoi¹ gaan¹ {kāi jiān}

1. alcove
2. bay in a room
3. unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters

開交〔开-〕 hoi¹ gaau¹ {kāi jiāo}

1. (used with negative) to conclude
2. (impossible) to end
3. (can't) finish

開膠〔开胶〕 hoi¹ gaau¹ {kāi jiāo}

1. to come unglued
2. to come apart

開金〔开-〕 hoi¹ gam¹ {kāi jīn}

carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)

開禁〔开-〕 hoi¹ gam³ {kāi jìn}

1. to lift a ban
2. to lift a curfew

開機〔开机〕 hoi¹ gei¹ {kāi jī}

1. to start an engine
2. to boot up (a computer)
3. to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
4. to begin shooting a film or TV show

開疆〔开-〕 hoi¹ goeng¹ {kāi jiāng}

1. to pioneer a frontier area
2. to open up new territory

開桿〔开杆〕 hoi¹ gon¹ {kāi gǎn}

1. to tee off (golf)
2. to break (snooker)

開江〔开-〕 hoi¹ gong¹ {Kāi jiāng}

Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州, Sichuan

開講〔开讲〕 hoi¹ gong² {kāi jiǎng}

1. to begin a lecture
2. to start on a story

開局〔开-〕 hoi¹ guk⁶ {kāi jú}

1. opening (chess etc)
2. early stage of game, match, work, activity etc

開工〔开-〕 hoi¹ gung¹ {kāi gōng}

1. to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
2. to start a construction job

開關〔开关〕 hoi¹ gwaan¹ {kāi guān}

1. power switch
2. to open a gate

開掘〔开-〕 hoi¹ gwat⁶ {kāi jué}

1. to excavate
2. to dig out
3. fig. to investigate (in an archive)

開國〔开国〕 hoi¹ gwok³ {kāi guó}

1. to found a state
2. to open a closed country

開光〔开-〕 hoi¹ gwong¹ {kāi guāng}

1. eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)
2. to consecrate
3. to bless
4. transparent
5. translucent
6. haircut
7. shaving the head or face (humorous)
8. a method of decoration
9. first light (astronomy)

開卷〔开-〕 hoi¹ gyun² {kāi juàn}

1. to open a book
2. open-book (exam)

開墾〔开垦〕 hoi¹ han² {kāi kěn}

1. to clear a wild area for cultivation
2. to put under the plow

開口〔开-〕 hoi¹ hau² {kāi kǒu}

1. to open one's mouth
2. to start to talk

開戲〔开戏〕 hoi¹ hei³ {kāi xì}

to start an opera

開許〔开许〕 hoi¹ heoi² {kāi xǔ}

1. (literary) to allow
2. to permit

開竅〔开窍〕 hoi¹ hiu³ {kāi qiào}

1. to get it straight
2. to start to understand things properly
3. enlightenment dawns

開河〔开-〕 hoi¹ ho⁴ {kāi hé}

1. to open a river
2. to dig a canal
3. to thaw (of river)

開學〔开学〕 hoi¹ hok⁶ {kāi xué}

1. foundation of a University or College
2. school opening
3. the start of a new term

開腔〔开-〕 hoi¹ hong¹ {kāi qiāng}

1. to speak out
2. to start speaking

開恩〔开-〕 hoi¹ jan¹ {kāi ēn}

to give a favor (used of Christian God)

開印〔开-〕 hoi¹ jan³ {kāi yìn}

to start a print run

開議〔开议〕 hoi¹ ji⁵ {kāi yì}

1. to hold a (business) meeting
2. to start negotiations

開演〔开-〕 hoi¹ jin² {kāi yǎn}

(of a play, movie etc) to begin

開言〔开-〕 hoi¹ jin⁴ {kāi yán}

to start to speak

開筵〔开-〕 hoi¹ jin⁴ {kāi yán}

to host a banquet

開映〔开-〕 hoi¹ jing² {kāi yìng}

to start showing a movie

開業〔开业〕 hoi¹ jip⁶ {kāi yè}

1. to open a business
2. to open a practice
3. open (for business)

開藥〔开药〕 hoi¹ joek⁶ {kāi yào}

to prescribe medicine

開陽〔开阳〕 hoi¹ joeng⁴ {Kāi yáng}

1. zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
2. Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽, Guizhou

開原〔开-〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ {Kāi yuán}

Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

開元〔开-〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ {Kāi yuán}

Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

開源〔开-〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ {kāi yuán}

1. to expand one's financial resources
2. abbr. for 開放源碼

開遠〔开远〕 hoi¹ jyun⁵ {Kāi yuǎn}

Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

開縣〔开县〕 hoi¹ jyun⁶ {Kāi xiàn}

Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

開啟〔开启〕 hoi¹ kai² {kāi qǐ}

to open

開襟〔开-〕 hoi¹ kam¹ {kāi jīn}

1. buttoned Chinese tunic
2. unbuttoned (to cool down)

開球〔开-〕 hoi¹ kau⁴ {kāi qiú}

1. open ball (math.)
2. to start a ball game
3. to kick off (soccer)
4. to tee off (golf)

開曠〔开旷〕 hoi¹ kwong³ {kāi kuàng}

open and vast

開礦〔开矿〕 hoi¹ kwong³ {kāi kuàng}

1. to mine
2. to open a seam

開立〔开-〕 hoi¹ laap⁶ {kāi lì}

to found or start

開犁〔开-〕 hoi¹ lai⁴ {kāi lí}

1. to start plowing
2. to plow the first furrow

開例〔开-〕 hoi¹ lai⁶ {kāi lì}

to create a precedent

開溜〔开-〕 hoi¹ lau⁶ {kāi liū}

1. to leave in stealth
2. to slip away

開鐮〔开镰〕 hoi¹ lim⁴ {kāi lián}

to start the harvest

開臉〔开脸〕 hoi¹ lim⁵ {kāi liǎn}

1. (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)
2. to carve a face

開列〔开-〕 hoi¹ lit⁶ {kāi liè}

(make a) list

開裂〔开-〕 hoi¹ lit⁶ {kāi liè}

1. to split open
2. to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)

開羅〔开罗〕 hoi¹ lo⁴ {Kāi luó}

Cairo, capital of Egypt

開鑼〔开锣〕 hoi¹ lo⁴ {kāi luó}

to beat the gong to open a performance

開朗〔开-〕 hoi¹ long⁵ {kāi lǎng}

1. spacious and well-lit
2. open and clear
3. to open out (onto a wider vista)
4. optimistic
5. cheerful
6. carefree
7. easy-going
8. open-minded

開爐〔开炉〕 hoi¹ lou⁴ {kāi lú}

1. to open a furnace
2. to start up a furnace

開魯〔开鲁〕 hoi¹ lou⁵ {Kāi lǔ}

Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼, Inner Mongolia

開路〔开-〕 hoi¹ lou⁶ {kāi lù}

1. to open up a path
2. to make one's way through
3. to construct a road
4. (electricity) open circuit

開味〔开-〕 hoi¹ mei⁶ {kāi wèi}

whet the appetite

開明〔开-〕 hoi¹ ming⁴ {kāi míng}

1. enlightened
2. open-minded
3. enlightenment

開幕〔开-〕 hoi¹ mok⁶ {kāi mù}

1. to open (a conference)
2. to inaugurate

開門〔开门〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ {kāi mén}

1. to open a door (lit. and fig.)
2. to open for business

開滿〔开满〕 hoi¹ mun⁵ {kāi mǎn}

to bloom abundantly

開蒙〔开-〕 hoi¹ mung⁴ {kāi méng}

(old) (of a child) to begin schooling

開皌〔开-〕 hoi¹ mut⁶ {kāi mò}

to receive condolences

開顏〔开颜〕 hoi¹ ngaan⁴ {kāi yán}

1. to smile
2. to beam

開眼〔开-〕 hoi¹ ngaan⁵ {kāi yǎn}

1. to open one's eyes
2. to widen one's horizons

開外〔开-〕 hoi¹ ngoi⁶ {kāi wài}

1. over and above (some amount)
2. beyond (budget)

開拍〔开-〕 hoi¹ paak³ {kāi pāi}

to begin shooting (a film)

開砲〔开炮〕 hoi¹ paau³ {kāi pào}

to open fire

開闢〔开辟〕 hoi¹ pik¹ {kāi pì}

1. to open up
2. to set up
3. to establish

開篇〔开-〕 hoi¹ pin¹ {kāi piān}

1. start of literary work
2. opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞

開平〔开-〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ {Kāi píng}

1. Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門, Guangdong
2. Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei

開屏〔开-〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ {kāi píng}

(a peacock) spreads its tail

開票〔开-〕 hoi¹ piu³ {kāi piào}

1. to open ballot boxes
2. to count votes
3. to make out a voucher or invoice etc
4. to write out a receipt

開盤〔开盘〕 hoi¹ pun⁴ {kāi pán}

to commence trading (stock market)

開山〔开-〕 hoi¹ saan¹ {kāi shān}

1. to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
2. to open a monastery

開涮〔开-〕 hoi¹ saan³ {kāi shuàn}

1. (coll.) to make fun of (sb)
2. to play tricks on

開心〔开-〕 hoi¹ sam¹ {kāi xīn}

1. to feel happy
2. to rejoice
3. to have a great time
4. to make fun of sb

開水〔开-〕 hoi¹ seoi² {kāi shuǐ}

1. boiled water
2. boiling water

開市〔开-〕 hoi¹ si⁵ {kāi shì}

to open a store for business

開釋〔开释〕 hoi¹ sik¹ {kāi shì}

to release (a prisoner)

開先〔开-〕 hoi¹ sin¹ {kāi xiān}

at first

開線〔开线〕 hoi¹ sin³ {kāi xiàn}

to come unsewn

開城〔开-〕 hoi¹ sing⁴ {Kāi chéng}

Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies

開誠〔开诚〕 hoi¹ sing⁴ {kāi chéng}

1. to be honest
2. to show sincerity

開銷〔开销〕 hoi¹ siu¹ {kāi xiāo}

1. to pay (expenses)
2. expenses
3. (old) to dismiss (an employee)

開鎖〔开锁〕 hoi¹ so² {kāi suǒ}

to unlock

開船〔开-〕 hoi¹ syun⁴ {kāi chuán}

to set sail

開頭〔开头〕 hoi¹ tau⁴ {kāi tóu}

beginning

開庭〔开-〕 hoi¹ ting⁴ {kāi tíng}

to begin a (judicial) court session

開臺〔开台〕 hoi¹ toi⁴ {kāi tái}

1. start of play
2. opening of theatrical performance

開拓〔开-〕 hoi¹ tok³ {kāi tuò}

1. to break new ground (for agriculture)
2. to open up (a new seam)
3. to develop (border regions)
4. fig. to open up (new horizons)

開堂〔开-〕 hoi¹ tong⁴ {kāi táng}

1. to open a law court
2. to set up a mourning hall

開通〔开-〕 hoi¹ tung¹ {kāi tong}

1. to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)
2. open-minded

開脫〔开脱〕 hoi¹ tyut³ {kāi tuō}

1. to exculpate
2. to absolve
3. to exonerate

開懷〔开怀〕 hoi¹ waai⁴ {kāi huái}

1. to one's heart's content
2. without restraint

開挖〔开-〕 hoi¹ waat³ {kāi wā}

1. to dig out
2. to excavate
3. to scoop out

開胃〔开-〕 hoi¹ wai⁶ {kāi wèi}

1. to whet the appetite
2. appetizing
3. to amuse oneself at sb's expense
4. to tease

開鍋〔开锅〕 hoi¹ wo¹ {kāi guō}

(of a pot) to boil

開往〔开-〕 hoi¹ wong⁵ {kāi wǎng}

1. (of a bus, train etc) to leave for
2. heading for

開壺〔开壶〕 hoi¹ wu⁴ {kāi hú}

pot of boiling water

開戶〔开户〕 hoi¹ wu⁶ {kāi hù}

to open an account (bank etc)

開會〔开会〕 hoi¹ wui² {kāi huì}

1. to hold a meeting
2. to attend a meeting

開齋〔开斋〕 hoi¹ zaai¹ {kāi zhāi}

1. to stop following a vegetarian diet
2. to break a fast

開站〔开-〕 hoi¹ zaam⁶ {kāi zhàn}

to put a new bus or railway station into operation

開綻〔开绽〕 hoi¹ zaan⁶ {kāi zhàn}

to come unsewn

開集〔开-〕 hoi¹ zaap⁶ {kāi jí}

open set (math.)

開霽〔开霁〕 hoi¹ zai³ {kāi jì}

to clear up (of weather)

開走〔开-〕 hoi¹ zau² {kāi zǒu}

1. to go (of car, train etc)
2. to drive off

開罪〔开-〕 hoi¹ zeoi⁶ {kāi zuì}

1. to offend sb
2. to give offense
3. to displease

開支〔开-〕 hoi¹ zi¹ {kāi zhī}

1. expenditures
2. pay
3. expenses
4. CL: 筆

開展〔开-〕 hoi¹ zin² {kāi zhǎn}

1. (begin to) develop
2. unfold
3. to start
4. to launch
5. to open
6. to carry out

開戰〔开战〕 hoi¹ zin³ {kāi zhàn}

1. to start a war
2. to make war
3. to battle against

開徵〔开征〕 hoi¹ zing¹ {kāi zhēng}

to start collecting taxes

開張〔开张〕 hoi¹ zoeng¹ {kāi zhāng}

1. to open a business
2. first transaction of a business day

開獎〔开奖〕 hoi¹ zoeng² {kāi jiǎng}

to announce the winners in a lottery

開仗〔开-〕 hoi¹ zoeng³ {kāi zhàng}

1. to start a war
2. to open hostilities

開賬〔开账〕 hoi¹ zoeng³ {kāi zhàng}

to make out a bill

開鑿〔开凿〕 hoi¹ zok⁶ {kāi záo}

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

開鑽〔开钻〕 hoi¹ zyun³ {kāi zuān}

to start drilling

開大價〔开-价〕 hoi¹ daai⁶ gaa³ {kāi dà jià}

to ask for something very unreasonably expensive, usually money

開花期〔开--〕 hoi¹ faa¹ kei⁴ {kāi huā qī}

florescence;anthesis; the flowering period; the flower blooming season

開飯喇〔开饭-〕 hoi¹ faan⁶ laa¹ {kāi fàn lǎ}

it's time to have dinner: "dinner time!"

開荒牛〔开--〕 hoi¹ fong¹ ngau⁴ {kāi huāng niú}

a hardworking founder (slang)

開放日〔开--〕 hoi¹ fong³ jat⁶ {kāi fàng rì}

(public) open day

開罐頭〔开-头〕 hoi¹ gun³ tau² {kāi guàn tóu}

to open a can

開口夢〔开-梦〕 hoi¹ hau² mung⁶ {kāi kǒu mèng}

to talk aloud whilst dreaming, to sleep talk; to talk nonsense

開口棗〔开-枣〕 hoi¹ hau² zou² {kāi kǒu zǎo}

deep fried sesame balls, a type of snack

開學日〔开学-〕 hoi¹ hok⁶ jat⁶ {kāi xué rì}

the first day of school; commencement day

開籠雀〔开笼-〕 hoi¹ lung⁴ zoek² {kāi lóng què}

a talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on regaining freedom

開硬弓〔开--〕 hoi¹ ngaang⁶ gung¹ {kāi yìng gōng}

to do something by force

開篷車〔开-车〕 hoi¹ pung⁴ ce¹ {kāi péng chē}

convertible (car)

開信刀〔开--〕 hoi¹ seon³ dou¹ {kāi xìn dāo}

a letter opener

開玩笑〔开--〕 hoi¹ waan⁴ siu³ {kāi wán xiào}

(verb) just kidding

開支票〔开--〕 hoi¹ zi¹ piu³ {kāi zhī piào}

to write a cheque

開伯爾〔开-尔〕 hoi¹ baak³ ji⁵ {Kāi bó ěr}

1. Khyber province of Pakistan
2. Northwest Frontier province

開車人〔开车-〕 hoi¹ ce¹ jan⁴ {kāi chē rén}

1. driver
2. person driving a vehicle

開場白〔开场-〕 hoi¹ coeng⁴ baak⁶ {kāi chǎng bái}

1. prologue of play
2. opening remarks
3. preamble (of speeches, articles etc)

開創性〔开创-〕 hoi¹ cong³ sing³ {kāi chuàng xìng}

innovative

開襠褲〔开裆裤〕 hoi¹ dong¹ fu³ {kāi dāng kù}

open pants (for infants before toilet training)

開都河〔开--〕 hoi¹ dou¹ ho⁴ {Kāi dū Hé}

Kaidu River, Xinjiang

開倒車〔开-车〕 hoi¹ dou³ ce¹ {kāi dào chē}

1. to drive in reverse
2. fig. to take a backward step
3. retrogressive
4. trying to turn the clock back

開花衣〔开--〕 hoi¹ faa¹ ji¹ {kāi huā yī}

to open a bale of cotton

開化縣〔开-县〕 hoi¹ faa³ jyun⁶ {Kāi huà xiàn}

Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang

開快車〔开-车〕 hoi¹ faai³ ce¹ {kāi kuài chē}

1. an express train sets off
2. fig. to work in haste
3. to rush

開發區〔开发区〕 hoi¹ faat³ keoi¹ {kāi fā qū}

development zone

開發商〔开发-〕 hoi¹ faat³ soeng¹ {kāi fā shāng}

developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)

開罰單〔开罚单〕 hoi¹ fat⁶ daan¹ {kāi fá dān}

to issue an infringement notice

開放性〔开--〕 hoi¹ fong³ sing³ {kāi fàng xìng}

openness

開房間〔开-间〕 hoi¹ fong⁴ gaan¹ {kāi fáng jiān}

1. to take a hotel room
2. to rent a room

開福區〔开-区〕 hoi¹ fuk¹ keoi¹ {Kāi fú qū}

Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市, Hunan

開封府〔开--〕 hoi¹ fung¹ fu² {Kāi fēng fǔ}

Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty

開封縣〔开-县〕 hoi¹ fung¹ jyun⁶ {Kāi fēng xiàn}

Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan

開封市〔开--〕 hoi¹ fung¹ si⁵ {Kāi fēng shì}

1. Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
2. old name Bianliang 汴梁

開江縣〔开-县〕 hoi¹ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Kāi jiāng xiàn}

Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州, Sichuan

開高叉〔开--〕 hoi¹ gou¹ caa¹ {kāi gāo chā}

slit dress

開黑店〔开--〕 hoi¹ hak¹ dim³ {kāi hēi diàn}

1. lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
2. fig. to carry out a scam
3. to run a protection racket
4. daylight robbery

開口子〔开--〕 hoi¹ hau² zi² {kāi kǒu zi}

1. a dike breaks
2. fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
3. to open the floodgates

開後門〔开后门〕 hoi¹ hau⁶ mun² {kāi hòu mén}

1. to open the back door
2. fig. under the counter
3. to do a secret or dishonest deal
4. to let sth in by the back door

開河期〔开--〕 hoi¹ ho⁴ kei⁴ {kāi hé qī}

thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring

開夜車〔开-车〕 hoi¹ je⁶ ce¹ {kāi yè chē}

1. to burn the midnight oil
2. to work late into the night

開爾文〔开尔-〕 hoi¹ ji⁵ man⁴ {Kāi ěr wén}

1. Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)
2. Kelvin (temperature scale)

開陽縣〔开阳县〕 hoi¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Kāi yáng xiàn}

Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽, Guizhou

開原縣〔开-县〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Kāi yuán xiàn}

Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

開原市〔开--〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ si⁵ {Kāi yuán shì}

Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

開遠市〔开远-〕 hoi¹ jyun⁵ si⁵ {Kāi yuǎn shì}

Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

開區間〔开区间〕 hoi¹ keoi¹ gaan¹ {kāi qū jiān}

open interval (in calculus)

開魯縣〔开鲁县〕 hoi¹ lou⁵ jyun⁶ {Kāi lǔ xiàn}

Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼, Inner Mongolia

開綠燈〔开绿灯〕 hoi¹ luk⁶ dang¹ {kāi lǜ dēng}

1. to give the green light
2. to give the go-ahead

開麥拉〔开麦-〕 hoi¹ mak⁶ laai¹ {kāi mài lā}

camera (loanword)

開幕詞〔开-词〕 hoi¹ mok⁶ ci⁴ {kāi mù cí}

opening speech (at a conference)

開幕式〔开--〕 hoi¹ mok⁶ sik¹ {kāi mù shì}

opening ceremony

開門紅〔开门红〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ hung⁴ {kāi mén hóng}

a good beginning

開門砲〔开门炮〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ paau³ {kāi mén pào}

firecrackers to open the door on the New Year

開眼界〔开--〕 hoi¹ ngaan⁵ gaai³ {kāi yǎn jiè}

broaden, expand one's horizons

開闢者〔开辟-〕 hoi¹ pik¹ ze² {kāi pì zhě}

1. pioneer
2. groundbreaker

開瓶費〔开-费〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ fai³ {kāi píng fèi}

corkage fee

開瓶器〔开--〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ hei³ {kāi píng qì}

bottle opener

開平區〔开-区〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ keoi¹ {Kāi píng qū}

Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei

開平市〔开--〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ si⁵ {Kāi píng shì}

Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門, Guangdong

開普敦〔开--〕 hoi¹ pou² deon¹ {Kāi pǔ dūn}

Cape Town (city in South Africa)

開普勒〔开--〕 hoi¹ pou² lak⁶ {Kāi pǔ lè}

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion

開心果〔开--〕 hoi¹ sam¹ gwo² {kāi xīn guǒ}

1. pistachio nuts
2. fig. amusing person

開心顏〔开-颜〕 hoi¹ sam¹ ngaan⁴ {kāi xīn yán}

1. to rejoice
2. smiling

開司米〔开--〕 hoi¹ si¹ mai⁵ {kāi sī mǐ}

cashmere (loanword)

開士米〔开--〕 hoi¹ si⁶ mai⁵ {kāi shì mǐ}

cashmere (loanword)

開城市〔开--〕 hoi¹ sing⁴ si⁵ {Kāi chéng shì}

Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성시 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies

開小差〔开--〕 hoi¹ siu² caai¹ {kāi xiǎo chāi}

1. to be absent-minded
2. to desert
3. to abscond from the army
4. absent without leave (AWOL)

開小會〔开-会〕 hoi¹ siu² wui² {kāi xiǎo huì}

to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)

開小灶〔开--〕 hoi¹ siu² zou³ {kāi xiǎo zào}

1. lit. to turn on a private oven
2. to get special attention

開天窗〔开--〕 hoi¹ tin¹ coeng¹ {kāi tiān chuāng}

to leave a blank to mark censored area

開拓性〔开--〕 hoi¹ tok³ sing³ {kāi tuò xìng}

1. pioneering
2. groundbreaking

開拓者〔开--〕 hoi¹ tok³ ze² {kāi tuò zhě}

pioneer

開玩笑〔开--〕 hoi¹ waan⁴ siu³ {kāi wán xiào}

1. to play a joke
2. to make fun of
3. to joke

開胃菜〔开--〕 hoi¹ wai⁶ coi³ {kāi wèi cài}

1. starter
2. appetizer

開胃酒〔开--〕 hoi¹ wai⁶ zau² {kāi wèi jiǔ}

aperitif wine

開齋節〔开斋节〕 hoi¹ zaai¹ zit³ {Kāi zhāi jié}

Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan

開酒費〔开-费〕 hoi¹ zau² fai³ {kāi jiǔ fèi}

corkage fee

開花結果〔开-结-〕 hoi¹ faa¹ git³ gwo² {kāi huā jiē guǒ}

to blossom and bear fruit ——to have a positive result

開發公司〔开发--〕 hoi¹ faat³ gung¹ si¹ {kāi fa gōng sī}

a development company

開放電路〔开-电-〕 hoi¹ fong³ din⁶ lou⁶ {kāi fàng diàn lù}

open circuit

開放政策〔开---〕 hoi¹ fong³ zing³ caak³ {kāi fàng zhèng cè}

 open door policy

開講有話〔开讲-话〕 hoi¹ gong² jau⁵ waa⁶ {kāi jiǎng yǒu huà}

as the saying goes

開工典禮〔开--礼〕 hoi¹ gung¹ din² lai⁵ {kāi gōng diǎn lǐ}

the opening ceremony; the commencement ceremony; the groundbreaking ceremony

開口有話〔开--话〕 hoi¹ hau² jau⁵ waa⁶ {kāi kǒu yǒu huà}

as the saying goes…..

開口埋口〔开---〕 hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau² {kāi kǒu mái kǒu}

to talk about something always

開開心心〔开开--〕 hoi¹ hoi¹ sam¹ sam¹ {kāi kai xīn xīn}

to be happy; happily

開襟冷衫〔开---〕 hoi¹ kam¹ laang¹ saam¹ {kāi jīn lěng shān}

a cardigan

開明車馬〔开-车马〕 hoi¹ ming⁴ geoi¹ maa⁵ {kāi míng chē mǎ}

to show the intention or purpose of doing something such that it is very obvious to all; to be upfront about something

開門辦學〔开门办学〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ baan⁶ hok⁶ {kāi mén bàn xué}

open-door schooling

開平碉樓〔开--楼〕 hoi¹ ping⁴ diu¹ lau⁴ {kāi píng diāo lóu}

Kaiping Watchtowers, a place in Guangdong, China

開心見誠〔开-见诚〕 hoi¹ sam¹ gin³ sing⁴ {kāi xīn jiàn chéng}

nothing to hide; be frank (slang)

開天索價〔开--价〕 hoi¹ tin¹ sok³ gaa³ {kāi tiān suǒ jià}

quoting at an unbelievable high price (spoken)

開拓創新〔开-创-〕 hoi¹ tok³ cong³ san¹ {kāi tuò chuàng xīn}

pioneering and innovative

開枝散葉〔开--叶〕 hoi¹ zi¹ saan³ jip⁶ {kāi zhī sàn yè}

having children or offsprings (idiom)

開張大吉〔开张--〕 hoi¹ zoeng¹ daai⁶ gat¹ {kāi zhāng dà jí}

auspicious beginning of a new enterprise; the grand opening

開閉幕式〔开闭--〕 hoi¹ bai³ mok⁶ sik¹ {kāi bì mù shì}

opening and closing ceremonies

開除黨籍〔开-党-〕 hoi¹ ceoi⁴ dong² zik⁶ {kāi chú dǎng jí}

to expel from party membership

開除學籍〔开-学-〕 hoi¹ ceoi⁴ hok⁶ zik⁶ {kāi chú xué jí}

to expel from school

開始比賽〔开--赛〕 hoi¹ ci² bei² coi³ {kāi shǐ bǐ sài}

1. to start a match
2. to kick off

開始以前〔开---〕 hoi¹ ci² ji⁵ cin⁴ {kāi shǐ yǐ qián}

before the beginning (of sth)

開始營業〔开-营业〕 hoi¹ ci² jing⁴ jip⁶ {kāi shǐ yíng yè}

1. to start trading
2. to open for business

開大油門〔开--门〕 hoi¹ daai⁶ jau⁴ mun⁴ {kāi dà yóu mén}

1. to open the throttle
2. to accelerate
3. to let her rip

開發過程〔开发过-〕 hoi¹ faat³ gwo³ cing⁴ {kāi fā guò chéng}

development process

開發人員〔开发-员〕 hoi¹ faat³ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {kāi fā rén yuán}

developer

開發銀行〔开发银-〕 hoi¹ faat³ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {kāi fā yín háng}

development bank

開發環境〔开发环-〕 hoi¹ faat³ waan⁴ ging² {kāi fā huán jìng}

development environment (computer)

開發週期〔开发周-〕 hoi¹ faat³ zau¹ kei⁴ {kāi fā zhōu qī}

1. development cycle
2. development period

開放系統〔开--统〕 hoi¹ fong³ hai⁶ tung² {kāi fàng xì tǒng}

open system

開放源碼〔开--码〕 hoi¹ fong³ jyun⁴ maa⁵ {kāi fàng yuán mǎ}

open source (computing)

開封地區〔开--区〕 hoi¹ fung¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Kāi fēng dì qū}

Kaifeng prefecture in Henan

開國功臣〔开国--〕 hoi¹ gwok³ gung¹ san⁴ {kāi guó gōng chén}

outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

開國元勳〔开国-勋〕 hoi¹ gwok³ jyun⁴ fan¹ {kāi guó yuán xūn}

1. founding figure (of a country or dynasty)
2. founding father
3. fig. also used of company or school etc

開卷有益〔开---〕 hoi¹ gyun² jau⁵ jik¹ {kāi juàn yǒu yì}

lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

開業大吉〔开业--〕 hoi¹ jip⁶ daai⁶ gat¹ {kāi yè dà jí}

celebration on opening a business

開元盛世〔开---〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ sing⁶ sai³ {Kāi yuán shèng shì}

peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗

開源節流〔开-节-〕 hoi¹ jyun⁴ zit³ lau⁴ {kāi yuán jié liú}

1. lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
2. to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

開羅大學〔开罗-学〕 hoi¹ lo⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Kāi luó Dà xué}

Cairo University

開鑼喝道〔开锣--〕 hoi¹ lo⁴ hot³ dou⁶ {kāi luó hè dào}

to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)

開路先鋒〔开--锋〕 hoi¹ lou⁶ sin¹ fung¹ {kāi lù xiān fēng}

1. pioneer
2. trailbreaker

開曼群島〔开--岛〕 hoi¹ maan⁶ kwan⁴ dou² {Kāi màn Qún dǎo}

Cayman Islands

開明君主〔开---〕 hoi¹ ming⁴ gwan¹ zyu² {kāi míng jūn zhǔ}

enlightened sovereign

開幕典禮〔开--礼〕 hoi¹ mok⁶ din² lai⁵ {kāi mù diǎn lǐ}

opening ceremony

開門見山〔开门见-〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ gin³ saan¹ {kāi mén jiàn shān}

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

開門揖盜〔开门-盗〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ jap¹ dou⁶ {kāi mén yī dào}

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

開盤匯率〔开盘汇-〕 hoi¹ pun⁴ wui⁶ leot² {kāi pán huì lǜ}

opening exchange rate

開三次方〔开---〕 hoi¹ saam¹ ci³ fong¹ {kāi sān cì fāng}

1. cube root
2. to extract a cube root

開山鼻祖〔开---〕 hoi¹ saan¹ bei⁶ zou² {kāi shān bí zǔ}

founder

開山祖師〔开--师〕 hoi¹ saan¹ zou² si¹ {kāi shān zǔ shī}

1. founding master of a monastery
2. founder
3. originator

開誠布公〔开诚--〕 hoi¹ sing⁴ bou³ gung¹ {kāi chéng bù gōng}

1. lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
2. plain speaking
3. Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
4. to put one's cards on the table

開誠相見〔开诚-见〕 hoi¹ sing⁴ soeng¹ gin³ {kāi chéng xiāng jiàn}

candid and open (idiom)

開天避地〔开---〕 hoi¹ tin¹ bei⁶ dei⁶ {kāi tiān bì dì}

1. to open the sky and divide the earth
2. ref. to Pangu 盤古 in the Chinese creation myth

開天闢地〔开-辟-〕 hoi¹ tin¹ pik¹ dei⁶ {kāi tiān pì dì}

to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古 creation myth

開臺鑼鼓〔开台锣-〕 hoi¹ toi⁴ lo⁴ gu² {kāi tái luó gǔ}

1. opening gong
2. gong strokes announcing start of opera performance

開脫罪責〔开脱-责〕 hoi¹ tyut³ zeoi⁶ zaak³ {kāi tuō zuì zé}

1. to absolve sb from guilt
2. to exonerate
3. to exculpate

開會祈禱〔开会-祷〕 hoi¹ wui² kei⁴ tou² {kāi huì qí dǎo}

invocation

開漳聖王〔开-圣-〕 hoi¹ zoeng¹ sing³ wong⁴ {Kāi zhāng shèng wáng}

Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光

開足馬力〔开-马-〕 hoi¹ zuk¹ maa⁵ lik⁶ {kāi zú mǎ lì}

1. to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
2. fig. to work as hard as possible

開宗明義〔开--义〕 hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶ {kāi zōng míng yì}

to declare at the outset (idiom)

開口夾著脷〔开-夹着-〕 hoi¹ hau² gap³ zoek⁶ lei⁶ {kāi kǒu jiā zhe lì}

to say something that is not supposed to be talked about or something that causes embarrassment or that will offend others

開口及着脷〔开----〕 hoi¹ hau² kap⁶ zoek⁶ lei⁶ {kāi kǒu jí zhe lì}

(literally: to open one's mouth and bite one's tongue); to be consistently saying the wrong thing

開門七件事〔开门---〕 hoi¹ mun⁴ cat¹ gin⁶ si⁶ {kāi mén qī jiàn shì}

the seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea

開伯爾山口〔开-尔--〕 hoi¹ baak³ ji⁵ saan¹ hau² {Kāi bó ěr shān kǒu}

Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)

開放式系統〔开---统〕 hoi¹ fong³ sik¹ hai⁶ tung² {kāi fàng shì xì tǒng}

open system(s)

開放式網絡〔开--网络〕 hoi¹ fong³ sik¹ mong⁵ lok⁶ {kāi fàng shì wǎng luò}

open network

開弓不放箭〔开----〕 hoi¹ gung¹ bat¹ fong³ zin³ {kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn}

1. lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
2. fig. to bluff
3. to be all talk and no action
4. false bravado

開普勒定律〔开----〕 hoi¹ pou² lak⁶ ding⁶ leot⁶ {Kāi pǔ lè dìng lǜ}

Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1609, 1618)

開膛手傑克〔开--杰-〕 hoi¹ tong⁴ sau² git⁶ hak¹ {Kāi táng shǒu Jié kè}

Jack the Ripper

開放系統互連〔开--统-连〕 hoi¹ fong³ hai⁶ tung² wu⁶ lin⁴ {kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián}

1. open systems interconnection
2. OSI

開放源碼軟件〔开--码软-〕 hoi¹ fong³ jyun⁴ maa⁵ jyun⁵ gin² {kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn}

open source software (OSS)

開埋井俾人食水〔开------〕 hoi¹ maai⁴ zeng² bei² jan⁴ sik⁶ seoi² {kāi mái jǐng bǐ rén shí shuǐ}

to work so hard for something (especially something that one has initiated from scratch) only for someone else to take the credit

開弓沒有回頭箭〔开-没--头-〕 hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³ {kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn}

1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
3. to have to finish what one started
4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

開天索價，落地還錢〔开--价---还钱〕 hoi¹ tin¹ saak³， lok⁶ dei⁶ waan⁴ cin⁴ {kāi tiān suǒ jià , lào dì huán qián}

this phrase is used to describe during negotiations between two parties, the seller asking for a sky-high price whilst the buyer returns the offer with a rock bottom price

開除黨籍，行政開除〔开-党----开-〕 hoi¹ ceoi⁴ dong² zik⁶ ，hang⁴ zing³ hoi¹ ceoi⁴ {kāi chú dǎng jí , xíng zhèng kāi chú}

1. double expulsion (from the party and from the administrative post, as a punishment for corruption)
2. abbr. to 雙開