Cantonese Dictionary

開源

hoi1 jyun4

open source (referring to software)

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開源節流

hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4

to increase income and save on spending

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開源軟件

hoi1 jyun4 jyun5 gin6*2

open source software (OSS) (also just 開源)

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開火

hoi1 fo2

Mandarin: kai1huo3

Simplified: 开火

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

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開燈

hoi1 dang1

to turn on the lights (Cantonese typically uses 著燈)

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開爐

hoi1 lou4

blow-in the furnace

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開片

hoi1 pin3*2

Cantonese

to have a fight with knives and choppers; to start a gang fight

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開片

hoi1 pin2

Mandarin: kai1 pian4

Simplified: 开片

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

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開片劈友

hoi1 pin2 pek3 jau2

Mandarin: kai1 pian4 pi1 you3

Simplified: 开片劈友

to start a gang fight [colloquial]

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開牌

hoi1 paai4*2

Mandarin: kai1 pai2

(mahjong) to cut the wall to begin distributing tiles to begin the game

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開玩笑

hoi1 waan4 siu3

Mandarin: kai1 wan2 xiao4

Simplified: 开玩笑

(verb) just kidding

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開球

hoi1 kau4

Mandarin: kai1 qiu2

[ball sports] [1] [v] to start the game; (football) to kickoff [2] [n] start (of a game); kickoff)

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開瓶費

hoi1 ping4 fai3

Mandarin: kai1​ ping2 ​fei4​

corkage fee [粵] 開樽費

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開發

hoi1 faat3

Mandarin: kai1 fa1

exploit (a resource); open up (for development)

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開發人員

hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 ren2 yuan2

developer

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開發公司

hoi1 faat3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: kai1 fa5 gong1 si1

Simplified: 开发公司

a development company

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開發周期

hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1

development cycle; development period

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開發環境

hoi1 faat3 waan4 ging2

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 huan2 jing4

development environment (computer)

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開發週期

hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1 (PRC), kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi2 (Taiwan)

development cycle; development period

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開發過程

hoi1 faat3 gwo3 cing4

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 guo4 cheng2

development process

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開發銀行

hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2

development bank

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開盤

hoi1 pun4*2

open quotation

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開盤口

hoi1 pun4 hau2

Mandarin: kai1pan2 kou3

Simplified: 开盘口

to open a book or to offer odds (in gambling) [colloquial]

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開眼

hoi1 ngaan5

Mandarin: kai1 yan3

to begin a performance or movie

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開眼界

hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3

Mandarin: kai1 yan3 jie4

broaden, expand one's horizons

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開硬弓

hoi1 ngaang6 gung1

Mandarin: kai1 ying4 gong1

Simplified: 开硬弓

to do something by force

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開竅

hoi1 hiu3

Mandarin: kai1 qiao4

enlighten

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開篷觀光巴士

hoi1 pung4 gun1 gwong1 baa1 si6*2

Mandarin: kai1 peng2 guan1 guang1 ba1 shi4

open-top sightseeing / tourist bus

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開篷車

hoi1 pung4 ce1

Mandarin: kai1 peng2 che1

Simplified: 开篷车

convertible (car)

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開篷雙層巴士

hoi1 pung4 soeng1 cang4 baa1 si6*2

Mandarin: kai1 peng2 shuang1 ceng2 ba1 shi4

open-top double-decker bus

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