芝麻開門

Chinese

		sesame	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)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīma kāimén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.mha kaimen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - Yale: jī màh hōi mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maa⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ma⁴ hoi¹ mun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mäː²¹ hɔːy̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

Phrase

芝麻開門

open sesame!

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