開掘

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	dig
trad. (開掘)		開	掘
simp. (开掘)		开	掘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāijué

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ gwat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāijué
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaijyué
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chüeh²
  - Yale: kāi-jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijyue
  - Palladius: кайцзюэ (kajczjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ gwat⁶
  - Yale: hōi gwaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ gwat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ gued⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚²/

Verb

開掘

to dig; to unearth; to excavate
(figurative) to investigate (in an archive); to dig up (old stories); to go deep into

Synonyms

(to dig):

刨
挖掘 (wājué)
採／采 (cǎi)
採掘／采掘 (cǎijué)
發掘／发掘 (fājué)
開採／开采 (kāicǎi)
開鑿／开凿 (kāizáo, “to dig (tunnels, river channels, etc.)”)

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