開門揖盜

Chinese

		to open the door; to open for business	greet (by raising the joined hands)	steal; rob; plunder steal; rob; plunder; a thief; bandit; robber
trad. (開門揖盜)		開門	揖	盜
simp. (开门揖盗)		开门	揖	盗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiményīdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mun⁴ jap¹ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiményīdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiményidào
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²-i¹-tao⁴
    • Yale: kāi-mén-yī-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimenidaw
    • Palladius: каймэньидао (kajmɛnʹidao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ i⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ mun⁴ jap¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: hōi mùhn yāp douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mun⁴ jap⁷ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mun⁴ yeb¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ jɐp̚⁵ tou̯²²/

Idiom

開門揖盜

1. to introduce bad people and bring disaster upon oneself