開葷

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	meat dish
trad. (開葷)		開	葷
simp. (开荤)		开	荤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāihūn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ fan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāihūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaihuen
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ fan¹
  - Yale: hōi fān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ fan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ fen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

開葷

(often religion) to break a vegetarian diet; (of a baby) to start eating meat
(figuratively) to try out something novel; to experience a new thing

Synonyms

(to break a vegetarian diet): (Min Nan) 開臊／开臊

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