開天窗

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	skylight; hatchway; cupola skylight; hatchway; cupola; crack at the top of a cave or cliff that lets in light
trad. (開天窗)		開	天窗
simp. (开天窗)		开	天窗

Etymology

Combination of "開" (to open) and "天窗" (skylight [roof window]) to figuratively mean "to create a hole/gap/blank spot in something". The figurative use is more common than its literal meaning.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāitiānchuāng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄊㄧㄢㄔㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ tin¹ coeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-thiⁿ-thang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāitiānchuāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄊㄧㄢㄔㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaitianchuang
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-tʻien¹-chʻuang¹
  - Yale: kāi-tyān-chwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaitianchuang
  - Palladius: кайтяньчуан (kajtjanʹčuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ tin¹ coeng¹
  - Yale: hōi tīn chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ tin¹ tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ tin¹ cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-thiⁿ-thang
  - Tâi-lô: khui-thinn-thang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qui'tvi'tafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ tʰĩ³³ tʰaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

開⫽天窗 (verb-object)

(literal) to open the skylight
(of finance) to embezzle money and tamper with the financial account
會計給公司賬目開天窗 [MSC, trad.]
会计给公司账目开天窗 [MSC, simp.]
kuàijì gěi gōngsī zhàngmù kāitiānchuāng [Pinyin]
The accountant embezzles the company fund.
(slang) to put something on hiatus; to postpone
漫畫家給連載中的漫畫開天窗 [MSC, trad.]
漫画家给连载中的漫画开天窗 [MSC, simp.]
mànhuàjiā gěi liánzǎi zhōng de mànhuà kāitiānchuāng [Pinyin]
The comic artist puts his series on hiatus.
(of newspapers) to intentionally leave a section blank to protest against censorship

Related terms

造假 (zàojiǎ, “to counterfeit”)
詐騙／诈骗 (zhàpiàn, “to swindle”)
休刊 (xiūkān, “to put publication on hiatus”)
停更 (tínggēng, “to stop updating”)
無聲抗議／无声抗议 (“to protest without making audible noise”)

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