「開」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hoi1
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to open (something that was shut); to open up (creating space or a gap)
    (Cant.) 開hoi1窗coeng1
    (Eng.) to open a window
    (Cant.) 開門hoi1 mun4
    (Eng.) to open a door
    (Cant.) 啲di1袋doi2嚟lai4嗰go2陣zan6已ji5經ging1開hoi1晒saai3㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) The bags were opened when they arrived.

  • to allow access into a place
    (Cant.) 間gaan1舖pou3開hoi1通tung1宵siu1㗎gaa3,有jau5得dak1喺hai2處syu3打daa2躉dan2。
    (Eng.) The shop opens overnight. One can hang around there.

  • to bloom
    (Cant.) 花faa1園jyun2啲di1花faa1開hoi1晒saai3喇laa3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) The flowers in the garden have all bloomed.

  • to start doing something; to commence
    (Cant.) 開工hoi1 gung1
    (Eng.) to start work
    (Cant.) 開學hoi1 hok6
    (Eng.) to commence the school term
    (Cant.) 開庭hoi1 ting4
    (Eng.) to open a court session
    (Cant.) 開場hoi1 coeng4
    (Eng.) (usually of performances) to start; to commence
    (Cant.) 開hoi1葷fan1
    (Eng.) to break a vegetarian fast
    (Cant.) 開hoi1兩loeng5圍wai4
    (Eng.) to arrange a banquet
    (Cant.) 開hoi1枱toi2食sik6飯faan6
    (Eng.) to set the dining table

  • to unlock; to lift (a ban or restriction)
    (Cant.) 開hoi1鎖so2
    (Eng.) to unlock (a door)
    (Cant.) 開hoi1禁gam3
    (Eng.) to lift a ban

  • to hold (an event)
    (Cant.) 開會hoi1 wui2
    (Eng.) to have a meeting
    (Cant.) 開hoi1派paai3對deoi3
    (Eng.) to hold a party

  • to start something new
    (Cant.) 開hoi1公gung1司si1
    (Eng.) to start a company
    (Cant.) 開hoi1分fan1店dim3
    (Eng.) to open a branch
    (Cant.) 開hoi1窿lung1
    (Eng.) to dig a (new) hole
    (Cant.) 等dang2我ngo5開hoi1個go3新san1檔dong2案on3先sin1。
    (Eng.) Let me create a new file.

  • to start up; to turn on
    (Cant.) 開車hoi1 ce1
    (Eng.) to start a vehicle
    (Cant.) 開船hoi1 syun4
    (Eng.) to set sail
    (Cant.) 開hoi1機gei1
    (Eng.) to turn on a machine or (electronic) device
    (Cant.) 開hoi1收sau1音jam1機gei1
    (Eng.) to switch on the radio

  • to shoot; to discharge ammunition
    (Cant.) 開火ho1 fo2
    (Eng.) to open fire
    (Cant.) 我ngo5向hoeng3嗰go2個go3方fong1向hoeng3開hoi1咗zo2兩loeng5槍coeng1。
    (Eng.) I shot twice at that direction.

  • to issue; to dispense
    (Cant.) 開hoi1支zi1票piu3
    (Eng.) to write a cheque
    (Cant.) 開hoi1條tiu4件gin2
    (Eng.) to list a prerequisite
    (Cant.) 醫ji1生sang1開hoi1咗zo2張zoeng1病beng6假gaa3紙zi2俾bei2你nei5。
    (Eng.) The doctor has issued a sick-leave certificate for you.
    (Cant.) 醫ji1生sang1有jau5冇mou5開hoi1藥joek6俾bei2你nei5?
    (Eng.) Did the doctor dispense any medicine for you?

  • to discover; to explore; to expose
    (Cant.) 我ngo5個go3角gok3色sik1升sing1級kap1之zi1後hau6,開hoi1咗zo2個go3新san1地dei6圖tou4出ceot1嚟lai4。
    (Eng.) After my character has leveled up, a new map is revealed.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5未mei6開hoi1電din6郵jau4睇tai2喎wo3,好hou2急gap1㗎gaa4?
    (Eng.) I haven't read the email—is it urgent?

  • to release a result; to reveal
    (Cant.) 開估hoi1 gu2
    (Eng.) to reveal the answer
    (Cant.) 六luk6合hap6彩coi2開hoi1咗zo2未mei6呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Has the Mark Six been released yet?

  • to cut into pieces; to divide
    (Cant.) 除得開ceoi4 dak1 hoi1
    (Eng.) to be divisible
    (Cant.) 呢ni1間gaan1屋uk1一jat1開hoi1三saam1,做zou6咗zo2三saam1間gaan1劏tong1房fong2。
    (Eng.) This flat was divided into three parts, and became three subdivided housing units.

  • to create a liquid mixture
    (Cant.) 開hoi1顏ngaan4料liu2
    (Eng.) to mix acrylic paint
    (Cant.) 開hoi1奶naai5
    (Eng.) to reconstitute powdered milk
    (Cant.) 開hoi1芡hin3
    (Eng.) to make starch slurry

See also: 掀 開啓 打開 開幕 桁 開拓 攤開 盛開 開花 起飛 綻放 着手
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「開」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: hoi1
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • to spread; to enlarge
    (Cant.) 散開saan3 hoi1
    (Eng.) to scatter; to disperse
    (Cant.) 傳開cyun4 hoi1
    (Eng.) to spread; to be widely known

  • put after verb that expresses "generous" or "open-minded"
    (Cant.) #諗得開nam2 dak1 hoi1
    (Eng.) to have an open mind
    (Cant.) 睇開tai2 hoi1
    (Eng.) to be tolerant of something

  • outside; on the outer side
    (Cant.) 開便hoi1 bin6
    (Eng.) outside

  • away; elsewhere
    (Cant.) 畀bei2啲di1膽daam2,游jau4開hoi1啲di1。
    (Eng.) Brace yourself, swim away from pool side.
    (Cant.) 行haang4開hoi1啦laa1你nei5!
    (Eng.) Go away!
    (Cant.) 拎ling1開hoi1晒saai3啲di1電din6腦nou5啦laa1!
    (Eng.) Move all computers away!

See also: 擴散 鋪 傳 散佈 散播 擴大 放大 隆 擴 外界 外 出面 外頭 出去
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「開」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: hoi1
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • times; usually of monetary gain from investments
    (Cant.) 今gam1日jat6隻zek3股gu2票piu3賺zaan6咗zo2兩loeng5個go3開hoi1,嚿gau6錢cin2由jau4一jat1萬maan6變bin3咗zo2三saam1萬maan6。
    (Eng.) Today, the stock price tripled, our funds increased from $10,000 to $30,000.

  • division in Shiroku-ban paper size
    (Cant.) 對deoi3開hoi1
    (Eng.) folio; f
    (Cant.) 八baat3開hoi1
    (Eng.) octavo; 8vo (equivalent to B4)
    (Cant.) 三saam1十sap6二ji6開hoi1
    (Eng.) thirty-twomo; 32mo; Tt

See also: 時報 時 代 時代 當時得令
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「開」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: hoi1
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
a postverbal aspect marker that expresses a habit which has continued for a period of time until the present
(Cant.) 阿aa3明ming4做zou6開hoi1運wan6動dung6,身san1體tai2好hou2健gin6康hong1。
(Eng.) Ah Ming is used to doing exercise and has a healthy body.
(Cant.) 我ngo5個go3仔zai2飲jam2開hoi1呢ni1隻zek3奶naai5粉fan2。
(Eng.) This is the powdered milk that my son has been drinking.
(Cant.) 用jung6開hoi1電din6腦nou5打daa2字zi6嘅ge3人jan4,用jung6打daa2字zi6機gei1會wui5打daa2得dak1好hou2慢maan6。
(Eng.) People who are used to type on a computer will type very slowly on a typewriter.
Synonym: Synonym: 一向 不嬲
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