開竅

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	intelligence; opening
trad. (開竅)		開	竅
simp. (开窍)		开	窍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāiqiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄑㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ hiu³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-khiàu / khui-khiàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiqiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄑㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiciào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻiao⁴
  - Yale: kāi-chyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichiaw
  - Palladius: кайцяо (kajcjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiqiàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄑㄧㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiciàor
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻiao⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: kāi-chyàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichiawl
  - Palladius: кайцяор (kajcjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ hiu³
  - Yale: hōi hiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ hiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ hiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ hiːu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-khiàu / khui-khiàu
  - Tâi-lô: khai-khiàu / khui-khiàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'qiaux, qui'qiaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/, /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ kʰiau⁴¹/, /kʰui³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/, /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau¹¹/, /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau²¹/, /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau²¹/

Verb

開竅

(traditional Chinese medicine) to open the body orifices
(figurative) to be enlightened; to begin to understand
(figurative, of a child) to begin to know things

Derived terms

開竅藥 / 开窍药 (kāiqiàoyào)