開疆拓土

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	border; boundary	expand; support on palm; to develop expand; support on palm; to develop; to open up; make rubbing	earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
trad. (開疆拓土)		開	疆	拓	土
simp. (开疆拓土)		开	疆	拓	土

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāijiāngtuòtǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ goeng¹ tok³ tou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāijiāngtuòtǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijiangtuòtǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chiang¹-tʻo⁴-tʻu³
    • Yale: kāi-jyāng-twò-tǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijiangtuohtuu
    • Palladius: кайцзянтоту (kajczjantotu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ goeng¹ tok³ tou²
    • Yale: hōi gēung tok tóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ goeng¹ tok⁸ tou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ gêng¹ tog³ tou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːk̚³ tʰou̯³⁵/

Idiom

開疆拓土

1. to expand one's territory