開悟

開悟

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	comprehend
trad. (開悟)		開	悟
simp. (开悟)		开	悟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwù
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wu⁴
    • Yale: kāi-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwuh
    • Palladius: кайу (kaju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /kʰʌi  ŋuo^H/

Rime
Character	開	悟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦哀切	五故切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʌi/	/ŋuoH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəi/	/ŋuoH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɒi/	/ŋoH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəj/	/ŋɔH/
Li Rong	/kʰᴀi/	/ŋoH/
Wang Li	/kʰɒi/	/ŋuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑ̆i/	/ŋuoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kāi	wù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hoi1	ng6

Verb

開悟

1. (literary) to inspire; to enlighten
2. (literary) to comprehend; to grasp (something not easily understood); to realize

Synonyms

• (to inspire):

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啟導／启导 (qǐdǎo) (literary) 啟發／启发 (qǐfā) 啟示／启示 (qǐshì)

啟迪／启迪 (qǐdí) (formal) 開導／开导 (kāidǎo)

• (to comprehend):

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Synonyms of 開悟

了解 (liǎojiě) 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds) 懂 (dǒng) 懂得 (dǒngde) 打生 (Wenzhounese) 把握 (bǎwò) 掌握 (zhǎngwò) 明 (míng) (Cantonese) 明白 (míngbai) 洞悉 (dòngxī) 清亮 (qīngliàng) (mainland China) 清楚 (qīngchu) 熟似 (Min Nan) 熟悉 (shúxī) 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary) 理解 (lǐjiě) 知影 (Min Nan) 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary) 知道 (zhīdao) 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary) 醒悟 (xǐngwù) 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu) 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)

參悟／参悟 (cānwù) 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo) 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode) 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary) 熟識／熟识 (shúshí) 理會／理会 (lǐhuì) 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary) 瞭然／了然 (liǎorán) 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo) 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary) 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù) 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng) 認識／认识 (rènshi) 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary) 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary) 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng) 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo) 通達／通达 (tōngdá) 達／达 (dá) (literary, or in compounds) 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù) 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì) 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

Noun

開悟

1. (Buddhism, philosophy, psychology) enlightenment