開盒

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	small box; case
trad. (開盒)		開	盒
simp. (开盒)		开	盒

Etymology

Short for 打開潘多拉的魔盒 (literally “to open Pandora's box”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāihé

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāihé
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaihé
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-ho²
    • Yale: kāi-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiher
    • Palladius: кайхэ (kajxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāihér
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaihér
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-ho²-ʼrh
    • Yale: kāi-hér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiher'l
    • Palladius: кайхэр (kajxɛr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xɤɻ³⁵/

Verb

開⫽盒 (verb-object)

1. (Mainland China, Internet slang) to dox; to expose someone's personal information

See also

• 人肉 (rénròu)