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開胃

開胃

See also: 开胃

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	stomach
trad. (開胃)		開	胃
simp. (开胃)		开	胃

Verb

開胃

to whet the appetite

Derived terms

開胃菜／开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)

Adjective

開胃

appetizing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāiwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khai-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāiwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwey
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ wai⁶
  - Yale: hōi waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: khai-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaiui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaɪ³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/