揭開

Chinese

		lift off (a cover); divulge	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (揭開)		揭	開
simp. (揭开)		揭	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ hoi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giah-khui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiekai
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-kʻai¹
    • Yale: jyē-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiekai
    • Palladius: цзекай (czekaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kit³ hoi¹
    • Yale: kit hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kid³ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giah-khui
    • Tâi-lô: giah-khui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giahquy
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡia(ʔ)⁵ kʰui³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰui⁴⁴/

Verb

揭開

1. (literally, figuratively) to uncover; to open; to lift (a curtain)

   揭開帷幕／揭开帷幕  ―  jiēkāi wéimù  ―  to lift the curtain; to unveil; to begin

   故宮裡有一堵牆，一直到現在才揭開。 [MSC, trad.]
   故宫里有一堵墙，一直到现在才揭开。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gùgōng lǐ yǒu yī dǔ qiáng, yīzhí dào xiànzài cái jiēkāi. [Pinyin]

   There is a wall in the Forbidden City that has not been opened until now.

Synonyms

• 掀開／掀开 (xiānkāi)