芝麻開門

芝麻開門

Chinese

		sesame	to open the door; to open for business
trad. (芝麻開門)		芝麻	開門
simp. (芝麻开门)		芝麻	开门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīma kāimén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhīma kāimén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.mha kaimen
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: jī màh hōi mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ma⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mäː²¹ hɔːy̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

Phrase

芝麻開門

1. open sesame!