開天窗
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Chinese[edit]
open; operate (vehicle); start | |||
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trad. (開天窗) | 開 | 天窗 | |
simp. (开天窗) | 开 | 天窗 |
Etymology[edit]
Combination of "開" (to open) and "天窗" (skylight [roof window]) to figuratively mean "to create a hole/gap/blank spot in something". The figurative use is more common than its literal meaning.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
開⫽天窗 (verb-object)
- (literal) to open the skylight
- (of finance) to embezzle money and tamper with the financial account
- (slang) to put something on hiatus; to postpone
- (of newspapers) to intentionally leave a section blank to protest against censorship