啟蒙

See also: 啓蒙

Chinese

		to open; to start	Mongolia; cover
trad. (啟蒙/啓蒙)		啟/啓	蒙
simp. (启蒙)		启	蒙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐméng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² mung⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khé-bông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐméng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐméng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-mêng²
    • Yale: chǐ-méng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiimeng
    • Palladius: цимэн (cimɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kai² mung⁴
    • Yale: kái mùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kai² mung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kei² mung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ mʊŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-bông
    • Tâi-lô: khé-bông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qefboong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/

Verb

啟蒙

1. to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners; to initiate

   啟蒙教育／启蒙教育  ―  qǐméng jiàoyù  ―  formative education

2. to enlighten; to free somebody from prejudice or superstition

   思想啟蒙／思想启蒙  ―  sīxiǎng qǐméng  ―  ideological enlightenment

Usage notes

In the sense to impart rudimentary knowledge, it is often used in the context of early childhood education. In the sense to enlighten, it is often used in the context of ideological movements.

Derived terms

• 啟蒙時代 / 启蒙时代 (Qǐméng Shídài)
• 啟蒙運動 / 启蒙运动 (qǐméng yùndòng)