開森

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	phonetic
trad. (開森)		開	森
simp. (开森)		开	森

Etymology

Mandarin 開心／开心 (kāixīn) as spoken by a Cantonese native (hoi1 sam1) who is prone to analogy error. Cantonese rhyme -am corresponds to both Mandarin -en and -in (as well as -an).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāisēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄙㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāisēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄙㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaisen
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-sên¹
    • Yale: kāi-sēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaisen
    • Palladius: кайсэнь (kajsɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

Adjective

開森

1. (Mandarin, slang) Alternative form of 開心／开心 (kāixīn, “happy”)