開初

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
trad. (開初)		開	初
simp. (开初)		开	初

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāichū

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄔㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ co¹
Xiang (Wiktionary): kai¹ cou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāichū
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄔㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaichu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻu¹
  - Yale: kāi-chū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichu
  - Palladius: кайчу (kajču)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ co¹
  - Yale: hōi chō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ tso¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ co¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kai¹ cou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai³³ t͡sʰəu³³/

Adverb

開初

at first; originally; initially

Synonyms

Synonyms of 開初

先前 (Wu)
初初 (Cantonese, Min Nan)
原先 (yuánxiān)
原初 (yuánchū)
原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan)
原旦 (Hakka)
原本 (yuánběn)
在本 (Min Nan)
始初 (shǐchū) (literary)
早先 (Wu)
最初 (zuìchū)
本底 (Min Nan)
本底子 (Wu, dated)
本成 (Min Nan)
本然 (Min Nan)
本生 (běnshēng) (Wu)
自本 (Min Nan)
起先 (qǐxiān)
起初 (qǐchū)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (qǐshǒu)

起首 (qǐshǒu) (literary, or Guangzhou Cantonese)
一插手兒／一插手儿 (yīchāshǒur) (Beijing)
一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ)
上頭仔／上头仔 (Min Nan)
乍出猛兒／乍出猛儿 (zhàchūměngr) (Beijing)
先頭／先头 (Wu)
劈頭／劈头 (pītóu)
原來／原来 (yuánlái)
原本榻裡／原本榻里 (Wu)
寢頭／寝头 (Min Nan)
就跟兒／就跟儿 (jiùgēnr) (Beijing)
本來／本来 (běnlái)
本則來／本则来 (Wu, dated)
當初／当初 (dāngchū)
當初時／当初时 (Min Nan)
舊底／旧底 (Min Nan)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
開先／开先 (Xiang)
頭仔／头仔 (Min Nan)
頭起先／头起先 (Min Nan)
頭頭 (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)

Noun

開初

initial stage; beginning

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