Chinese

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open; operate (vehicle); start
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
trad. (開可)
simp. (开可)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (29) (29)
Final () (41) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter khoj khaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰʌi/ /kʰɑX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰəi/ /kʰɑX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɒi/ /kʰɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰəj/ /kʰaX/
Li
Rong
/kʰᴀi/ /kʰɑX/
Wang
Li
/kʰɒi/ /kʰɑX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɑ̆i/ /kʰɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kāi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hoi1 ho2

Verb

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開可

  1. (Classical) to permit; to allow

Synonyms

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