開關

See also: 开关

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (開關)		開	關
simp. (开关)		开	关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gwaan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-koan
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khe-kue

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiguan
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: kāi-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiguan
    • Palladius: кайгуань (kajguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ gwaan¹
    • Yale: hōi gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-koan
    • Tâi-lô: khai-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'koafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹khe-kue
    • MiniDict: khe^平 kue
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe-kue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ kue²¹/

Noun

開關

1. switch (device for controlling supply of electricity)

   電燈開關／电灯开关  ―  diàndēng kāiguān  ―  light switch

Synonyms

• 掣 (Cantonese)
• 電掣／电掣 (din⁶ zai³) (Cantonese)
• 電門／电门 (diànmén)

 

Derived terms

• 安全開關／安全开关 (ānquán kāiguān)

 

Verb

開關

1. to open and close; to turn on and off
2. to open the gate to a city
3. (by extension) to open borders