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開明車馬hoi1 ming4 geoi1 maa5to show the intention or purpose of doing something such that it is very obvious to all; to be upfront about something開枝散葉hoi1 zi1 saan3 jip6having children or offsprings (idiom)開枱hoi1 toi2to start a Mahjong game開標hoi1 biu1bid opening開檔hoi1 dong3the opening of a business開檯hoi1 toi2to play mahjong; to set a dining table開正hoi1 zeng3to have things turn out as one desires; (of gambling) to draw exactly as one wishes開波hoi1 bo1kick off (soccer; football)開片hoi1 pin2(verb) to fight; to combat; to go into a fight with (with weapons e.g. knife); to start a gang fight開玩笑hoi1 waan4 siu3(verb) just kidding開發公司hoi1 faat3 gung1 si1a development company開硬弓hoi1 ngaang6 gung1to do something by force開篷車hoi1 pung4 ce1convertible (car)開籠雀hoi1 lung4 zoek2a talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on regaining freedom開罐頭hoi1 gun3 tau2to open a can開聲hoi1 seng1to speak out; to request; the act of "opening" the voice before singing開膳hoi1 sin6to start to eat開舖hoi1 pou3open a shop (spoken)開航hoi1 hong4to set sail開花期hoi1 faa1 kei4florescence;anthesis; the flowering period; the flower blooming season開花結果hoi1 faa1 git3 gwo2to blossom and bear fruit ——to have a positive result開荒牛hoi1 fong1 ngau4a hardworking founder (slang)開襟冷衫hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1a cardigan開講有話hoi1 gong2 jau5 waa6as the saying goes開身hoi1 san1departure of a boat or ferry (old slang)開鋪hoi1 pou3to open a store; to run a store開鏡hoi1 geng3 to start shooting開鑊hoi1 wok6rape (slang)開門七件事hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6the seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea開門hoi1 mun4to speak out (from one's heart)開門辦學hoi1 mun4 baan6 hok6open-door schooling開開心心hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1to be happy; happily