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Definition 2024

開關

開關

See also: 开关

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (開關)		開	關
simp. (开关)		开	关

Noun

開關

switch (device for controlling supply of electricity)

Synonyms

電門／电门 (diànmén)

Verb

開關

to open and close; to turn on and off
to open the gate to a city

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāiguān

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gwaan¹
Min Nan (POJ): khai-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāiguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiguan
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ gwaan¹
  - Yale: hōi gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gwaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-koan
  - Tâi-lô: khai-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'koafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaɪ³³ kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/