開門揖盜

Chinese

		to open the door; to open for business	greet (by raising the joined hands)	steal; rob; plunder steal; rob; plunder; a thief; bandit; robber
trad. (開門揖盜)		開門	揖	盜
simp. (开门揖盗)		开门	揖	盗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāiményīdào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mun⁴ jap¹ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiményīdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiményidào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²-i¹-tao⁴
  - Yale: kāi-mén-yī-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimenidaw
  - Palladius: каймэньидао (kajmɛnʹidao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ mun⁴ jap¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: hōi mùhn yāp douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mun⁴ jap⁷ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mun⁴ yeb¹ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ jɐp̚⁵ tou̯²²/

Idiom

開門揖盜

to introduce bad people and bring disaster upon oneself

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