Cantonese Dictionary

開賭

hoi1 dou2

Mandarin: kai1 du3

Simplified: 开赌

to allow the gambling to commence; to set up a gambling den [colloquial]

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開趴

hoi1 paa1

Mandarin: kai1 pa1

hold a party

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開跑閘

hoi1 paau2 zaap6

Mandarin: kai1 pao3 zha2

Cantonese

(horse racing etc.) starting gate

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開路

hoi1 lou6

Mandarin: kai1 lu4

plough; to open up, open a new road, lead the way

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開路先鋒

hoi1 lou6 sin1 fung1

Mandarin: kai1 lu4 xian1 feng1

a pioneer

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開身

hoi1 san1

Mandarin: kai1 shen1

Simplified: 开身

departure of a boat or ferry (old slang)

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開車

hoi1 ce1

Mandarin: kai1 che1

Simplified: 开车

(verb) Start a car engine and drive

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開遠

hoi1 jyun6

Mandarin: kai1 yuan3

Kaiyuan (city in Yunnan)

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開銷

hoi1 siu1

Mandarin: kai1 xiao1

outgoings

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開鋪

hoi1 pou3

Mandarin: kai1 pu4

Simplified: 开铺

to open a store; to run a store

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開鎖

hoi1 so2

Mandarin: kai1 suo3

unlock (undo a lock)

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開鏡

hoi1 geng3

Mandarin: kai1 jing4

Simplified: 开镜

 to start shooting

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開鑊

hoi1 wok6

Mandarin: kai1 huo4

Simplified: 开镬

rape (slang)

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開鑼

hoi1 lo4

"open gong" (begin theatrical performance)

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開門

hoi1 mun4

Mandarin: kai1 men2

Simplified: 开门

to speak out (from one's heart)

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開門七件事

hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6

Mandarin: kai1 men2 qi1 jian4 shi4

Simplified: 开门七件事

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

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開門見山

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1

Mandarin: kai1 men2 jian4 shan1

to get right to the point; to open the door and see the mountain

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開門見山講

hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1 gong2

Mandarin: kai1men2 jian4 shan1 jiang3

Simplified: 开门见山讲

to get straight to the point [colloquial]

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開門辦學

hoi1 mun4 baan6 hok6

Mandarin: kai1 men2 ban4 xue2

Simplified: 开门办学

open-door schooling

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開開心心

hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1

Mandarin: kai1 kai5 xin1 xin1

Simplified: 开开心心

to be happy; happily

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開關

hoi1 gwaan1

Mandarin: kai1 guan1

power switch

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開除

hoi1 ceoi4

Mandarin: kai1 chu2

to expel

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開除學籍

hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6

Mandarin: kai1 chu2 xue2 ji2

to expel from school

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開除黨籍

hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6

Mandarin: kai1 chu2 dang3 ji4

to expel from party membership

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開陽

hoi1 joeng4

Mandarin: kai1 yang2

Kaiyang (place in Guizhou)

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開雞竇

hoi1 gai1 dau3

Mandarin: kai1 ji1 dou4

Simplified: 开鸡窦

to set up a brothel [colloquial]

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開面

hoi1 min6

Mandarin: kai1 mian4

Simplified: 开面

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

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開頭

hoi1 tau4

Mandarin: kai1 tou2

Simplified: 开头

to start or commence

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開顔

hoi1 ngaan4

Mandarin: kai1 yan2

to break forth in a smile (also 啟顏)

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開飯

hoi1 faan6

Mandarin: kai1fan4

(verb) Dinner | lunch is ready

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