開波

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	wave; (Cantonese) ball
trad. (開波)		開	波
simp. (开波)		开	波

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ bo¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ bo¹
    • Yale: hōi bō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ bo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ bo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

開⫽波 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

1. (soccer) to perform a kick-off

   Synonym: 開球／开球

2. (sports) to serve
3. (of a sports game) to start; to begin

   Synonym: 開局／开局 (kāijú)

4. (figuratively, of an event) to start; to begin