開門見山

See also: 开门见山

Chinese

		to open the door; to open for business	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	mountain; hill
trad. (開門見山)		開門	見	山
simp. (开门见山)		开门	见	山
Literally: “to open the door and see the mountain”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiménjiànshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mun⁴ gin³ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiménjiànshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiménjiànshan
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-mên²-chien⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: kāi-mén-jyàn-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimenjiannshan
    • Palladius: каймэньцзяньшань (kajmɛnʹczjanʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ mun⁴ gin³ saan¹
    • Yale: hōi mùhn gin sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mun⁴ gin³ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mun⁴ gin³ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kiːn³³ saːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

開門見山

1. to get right to the point