開胃

See also: 开胃

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāiwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wai⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-ūi / khui-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwèi
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: kāi-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwey
  - Palladius: кайвэй (kajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ wai⁶
  - Yale: hōi waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: khai-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'ui
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: khui-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qui'ui
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

Verb

開胃

to whet the appetite

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 開脾／开脾

Derived terms

開胃菜 / 开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)

Adjective

開胃

appetizing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (開胃):

→ Vietnamese: khai vị (開胃)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
開	胃

Verb

開胃

chữ Hán form of khai vị (“to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite”)