開方

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (開方)		開	方
simp. (开方)		开	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāifāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ fong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-fông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāifāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaifang
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-fang¹
    • Yale: kāi-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaifang
    • Palladius: кайфан (kajfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ fong¹
    • Yale: hōi fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-fông
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ fong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/

Verb

開方

1. (mathematics) to extract a root
2. to write a prescription

Synonyms

• (to extract a root): 開根／开根 (kāigēn)
• (to write a prescription): 開藥／开药 (kāiyào), 處方／处方 (chǔfāng)

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 開方

1. a minion of Duke Huan of Qi, sometimes identified as Duke Wen of Wei