開幕

See also: 开幕

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	stage curtain; tent
trad. (開幕)		開	幕
simp. (开幕)		开	幕

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāimù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-muk / khôi-mok
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-bō͘ / khai-bō͘ / khui-mō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāimù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaimù
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mu⁴
    • Yale: kāi-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimuh
    • Palladius: кайму (kajmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ mok⁶
    • Yale: hōi mohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-muk / khôi-mok
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ mug` / koi´ mog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ mug⁵ / koi¹ mog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ muk̚²/, /kʰoi̯²⁴ mok̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-muk
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ mug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ mug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴ muk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-bō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khui-bōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'bo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-bō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khai-bōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'bo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-mō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khui-mōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quimo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ mɔ̃⁴¹/

Verb

開幕

1. (of plays, cinemas, etc.) to give the first public performance
2. to open or inaugurate (ceremony for a conference, new building, etc.); to open a session
3. (archaic) to set up an office for a commanding officer

Derived terms

Related terms

• 揭幕 (jiēmù)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
開	幕
かい Grade: 3	まく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

開(かい)幕(まく) • (kaimaku) 

1. rising of the curtain of a stage, the beginning of a performance
2. opening of a ceremony, festivity or conference

Verb

開(かい)幕(まく)する • (kaimaku suru) suru (stem 開(かい)幕(まく)し (kaimaku shi), past 開(かい)幕(まく)した (kaimaku shita))

1. for a performance to begin
2. for some event to open, begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of "開幕する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	開幕し	かいまくし	kaimaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	開幕し	かいまくし	kaimaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	開幕する	かいまくする	kaimaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	開幕する	かいまくする	kaimaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	開幕すれ	かいまくすれ	kaimaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	開幕せよ¹ 開幕しろ²	かいまくせよ¹ かいまくしろ²	kaimaku seyo¹ kaimaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	開幕される	かいまくされる	kaimaku sareru
Causative	開幕させる 開幕さす	かいまくさせる かいまくさす	kaimaku saseru kaimaku sasu
Potential	開幕できる	かいまくできる	kaimaku dekiru
Volitional	開幕しよう	かいまくしよう	kaimaku shiyō
Negative	開幕しない	かいまくしない	kaimaku shinai
Negative continuative	開幕せず	かいまくせず	kaimaku sezu
Formal	開幕します	かいまくします	kaimaku shimasu
Perfective	開幕した	かいまくした	kaimaku shita
Conjunctive	開幕して	かいまくして	kaimaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	開幕すれば	かいまくすれば	kaimaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Antonyms

• 閉幕(へいまく) (heimaku)