開鍋

開鍋

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	pot; pan; boiler
trad. (開鍋)		開	鍋
simp. (开锅)		开	锅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiguō

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kāiguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiguo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiguo
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kwɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ wo¹
    • Yale: hōi wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

開鍋

1. to open a cooking pot or pan (by lifting the lid)
2. (of something cooking in a pot) to start to boil
3. (figuratively) to run wild; to go rowdy