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開心

開心

See also: 开心

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	heart; mind
trad. (開心)		開	心
simp. (开心)		开	心

Adjective

開心

happy

Verb

開心

to have a good time

我今天過得很開心。 [MSC, trad.]

我今天过得很开心。 [MSC, simp.]

Wǒ jīntiān guò de hěn kāixīn. [Pinyin]

I had a great time today.
to make fun of someone
別拿我尋開心！ / 别拿我寻开心！ ― Bié ná wǒ xún kāixīn! ― Don't make fun of me!

Derived terms

尋開心／寻开心
窮開心／穷开心
開心斧／开心斧

開心果／开心果 (kāixīnguǒ)
開心見膽／开心见胆
開心見誠／开心见诚

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese

(Guangzhou, Jyutping): hoi¹ sam¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi¹ lhim¹
Min Nan (POJ): khai-sim / khui-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishin
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ sam¹
  - Yale: hōi sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hoi¹ lhim¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔi³³ ɬim³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-sim
  - Tâi-lô: khai-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaisym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaɪ³³ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-sim
  - Tâi-lô: khui-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quisym
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/