啟蒙
Chinese
to open; to start | Mongolia; cover | ||
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trad. (啟蒙/啓蒙) | 啟/啓 | 蒙 | |
simp. (启蒙) | 启 | 蒙 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qǐméng
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǐméng
- Wade–Giles: chʻi3-mêng2
- Yale: chǐ-méng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiimeng
- Palladius: цимэн (cimɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kai2 mung4
- Yale: kái mùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kai2 mung4
- Guangdong Romanization: kei2 mung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ mʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-bông
- Tâi-lô: khé-bông
- Phofsit Daibuun: qefboong
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
啟蒙
- to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners; to initiate
- to enlighten; to free somebody from prejudice or superstition
Usage notes
In the sense to impart rudimentary knowledge, it is often used in the context of early childhood education. In the sense to enlighten, it is often used in the context of ideological movements.