開採

See also: 开采

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to pick; to pluck; to collect to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
trad. (開採)		開	採
simp. (开采)		开	采

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāicǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ coi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-chhái / khui-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāicǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaicǎi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-tsʻai³
    • Yale: kāi-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaitsae
    • Palladius: кайцай (kajcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ coi²
    • Yale: hōi chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: khai-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaizhae
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: khui-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quizhae
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

Verb

開採

1. to mine; to extract; to exploit

Synonyms

• 刨
• 挖掘 (wājué)
• 採／采 (cǎi)
• 採掘／采掘 (cǎijué)
• 發掘／发掘 (fājué)
• 開掘／开掘 (kāijué)
• 開鑿／开凿 (kāizáo, “to dig (tunnels, river channels, etc.)”)