開車

See also: 开车

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start
 
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (開車)
simp. (开车)

Etymology

The neologism usages are inspired by an Internet meme in Mainland China.

Pronunciation


Verb

開車

  1. to drive (a vehicle)
  2. to start driving (a vehicle)
    佢哋上車開車 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢哋上车开车 [Cantonese, simp.]
    Dang2 maai4 keoi5 dei6 soeng5 ce1 sin1 hoi1 ce1. [Jyutping]
    Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
  3. (Mainland China, slang, neologism) to talk dirty
  4. (Mainland China, slang, neologism) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 開車 (“to drive (a vehicle)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 開車
Mandarin Beijing 開車
Taiwan 開車
Jinan 開車
Xi'an 開車
Wuhan 開車
Chengdu 開車
Yangzhou 開車
Hefei 開車
Malaysia 駕車
Cantonese Guangzhou 駛車, 開車, 揸車
Hong Kong 揸車
Taishan 駛車, 開車, 揸車
Yangjiang 駛車
Gan Nanchang 開車, 駕車
Hakka Meixian 駛車
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 駛車仔, 駛車
Liudui (S. Sixian) 駛車仔, 駛車
Hsinchu (Hailu) 駛車仔, 駛車
Dongshi (Dabu) 駛車
Hsinchu (Raoping) 駛車仔, 駛車
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 駛車
Jin Taiyuan 開車
Min Bei Jian'ou 開車
Min Dong Fuzhou 開車
Min Nan Xiamen 開車, 捍車, 駛車
Quanzhou 開車, 捍車
Zhangzhou 開車, 捍車, 駛車
Penang 捍車, 駛車
Philippines (Manila) 捍車
Chaozhou 駛車
Wu Suzhou 開車
Wenzhou 開車
Xiang Changsha 開車
Shuangfeng 開車子
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