粵

開hoi1市si5

simp开市
hoi1 si5kāi shì

English

  1. (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading
  2. to make the first transaction of the day
  3. (finance) to open for stocks and security market trading
  4. (of shops) to re-open after a holiday period, usually Lunar New Year

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 股市開始做交易
  2. 舖頭休息完之後,重新營業,通常指農曆新年過咗之後重新開舖

Examples

  • 股票買賣每朝10點開市。

    The stock market opens at 10 a.m. every day. ----

  • 新年假期之後,商店陸續開市。

    Shops re-opened gradually after the Lunar New Year holidays.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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