開鑼

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	gong
trad. (開鑼)		開	鑼
simp. (开锣)		开	锣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ lo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kailuó
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-lo²
    • Yale: kāi-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kailuo
    • Palladius: кайло (kajlo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ lo⁴
    • Yale: hōi lòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ lo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ lo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

開鑼

1. (of traditional Chinese opera) to start the performance
2. (figurative) to begin; to start