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開動

開動

See also: 开动

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to use; to act; to move to use; to act; to move; to change
trad. (開動)		開	動
simp. (开动)		开	动

Verb

開動

to start; to get running; to set in motion (of vehicles, machines, etc.)
to set out; to depart; to march (of troops)

Synonyms

(start; get running): 啟動／启动 (qǐdòng), 發動／发动 (fādòng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāidòng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ dung⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khui-tōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: kāidòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaidonq
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    ^edit
    開凍／开冻
    開動／开动
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ dung⁶
  - Yale: hōi duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: khui-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qui'dong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ tɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ³³/