開眼

See also: 开眼

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	eye
trad. (開眼)		開	眼
simp. (开眼)		开	眼
Literally: “to open [one's] eyes”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-yen³
    • Yale: kāi-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiyean
    • Palladius: кайянь (kajjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: hōi ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Verb

開眼

1. to broaden one's mind; to have an eye-opening experience
2. (archaic) to open the (or one's) eyes

Synonyms

• (open the eyes): 睜眼／睁眼 (zhēngyǎn); (Hokkien) 展目

Derived terms

• 不開眼 / 不开眼 (bùkāiyǎn)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
開	眼

Noun

開眼 • (gaean) (hangeul 개안)

1. hanja form^? of 개안 (“opening one's eyes”)