開宗明義

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (開宗明義)		開	宗	明	義
simp. (开宗明义)		开	宗	明	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāizōngmíngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄗㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāizōngmíngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄗㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaitzongmingyih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaizongmíngyì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶
  - Yale: hōi jūng mìhng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzung¹ ming⁴ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

Idiom

開宗明義

to make clear the main idea at the beginning in one's speech or writing

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