開戰

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (開戰)		開	戰
simp. (开战)		开	战

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāizhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôi-chan
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khai-chiàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kui¹ ziêng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāizhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijhàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chan⁴
    • Yale: kāi-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijann
    • Palladius: кайчжань (kajčžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ zin³
    • Yale: hōi jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-chan
    • Hakka Romanization System: koi´ zan
    • Hagfa Pinyim: koi¹ zan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡san⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-chiàn
    • Tâi-lô: khai-tsiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaiciexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kui¹ ziêng³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui tsièng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³⁻²³ t͡sieŋ²¹³/

Verb

開戰

1. to start a war
2. (games) to start a battle or duel in a match