芝麻開門

Chinese

			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 ˙ㄇㄚㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīma kāimén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihmå kaimén
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-ma⁵ kʻai¹-mên²
  - Yale: jr̄-ma kāi-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.ma kaimen
  - Palladius: чжима каймэнь (čžima kajmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - Yale: jī màh hōi mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ma⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ maː²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

Phrase

芝麻開門

open sesame!

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