Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- pì
English
- open
- to open (a door)
- settle, develop, open up
- to open up (for development)
- to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
- (bound form) penetrating; incisive
- to cultivate; figuratively, to set aside some space for a specific purpose
粵語
- 原本指開墾，引申去講為咗某啲目的去預留空間
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 闢
- 開闢hoi1 pik1
to open up; to create; to establish
- 精闢zing1 pik1
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
- 闢謠pik1 jiu4
to refute a rumor
- 增闢zang1 pik1
to create; to add
- 警闢ging2 pik1
profound, thorough and moving
- 開闢者hoi1 pik1 ze2
pioneer
- 復闢fuk6 pik1
- 闢室pik1 sat1
lit. to open a room
- 闢建pik1 gin3
(Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
- 透闢tau3 pik1
penetrating
- 開天闢地hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6
(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)
- 鞭闢入裡bin1 pik1 jap6 leoi5
penetrated
- 獨闢蹊徑duk6 pik1 hai4 ging3
off the beaten track; originality
- 另闢蹊徑ling6 pik1 hai4 ging3
to take an alternate route (idiom)
- 闢室密談pik1 sat1 mat6 taam4
to discuss behind closed doors