開胃

See also: 开胃

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	stomach
trad. (開胃)		開	胃
simp. (开胃)		开	胃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-ūi / khui-ūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwèi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: kāi-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwey
    • Palladius: кайвэй (kajvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ wai⁶
    • Yale: hōi waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: khai-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'ui
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ ui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: khui-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'ui
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ ui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

Verb

開胃

1. to whet the appetite

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 開脾／开脾

Derived terms

• 開胃菜／开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)

 

Adjective

開胃

1. appetizing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (開胃):

• → Vietnamese: khai vị (開胃)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
開	胃

Verb

開胃

1. chữ Hán form of khai vị (“to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite”).