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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāiguān

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gwaan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-koan
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khe-kue

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiguan
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-kuan¹
  - Yale: kāi-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiguan
  - Palladius: кайгуань (kajguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ gwaan¹
  - Yale: hōi gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gwaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ guan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-koan
  - Tâi-lô: khai-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'koafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹khe-kue
  - MiniDict: khe^平 kue
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe-kue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ kue²¹/

Noun

開關

switch (device for controlling supply of electricity)
電燈開關／电灯开关 ― diàndēng kāiguān ― light switch

Synonyms

掣 (Cantonese)
電掣 / 电掣 (din⁶ zai³) (Cantonese)
電門 / 电门 (diànmén)

Derived terms

安全開關 / 安全开关 (ānquán kāiguān)

Verb

開關

to open and close; to turn on and off
to open the gate to a city
(by extension) to open borders