開播

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	sow; scatter; spread sow; scatter; spread; broadcast
trad. (開播)		開	播
simp. (开播)		开	播

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāibō, kāibò

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄅㄛ, ㄎㄞ ㄅㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ bo³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-pò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāibō
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaibo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-po¹
    • Yale: kāi-bwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaibo
    • Palladius: кайбо (kajbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāibò
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄅㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaibò
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-po⁴
    • Yale: kāi-bwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiboh
    • Palladius: кайбо (kajbo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ bo³
    • Yale: hōi bo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ bo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ bo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɔː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-pò͘
    • Tâi-lô: khai-pòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'pox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ pɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²¹/

Verb

開播

1. (agriculture) to begin sowing
2. (of a TV station, program, etc.) to start broadcasting