# 開工
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kāigōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khôi-kûng
    (Hailu, HRS): koi$^ˋ$ gung$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khai-kang / khui-kang
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kui$^1$ gang$^1$ / kai$^1$ gang$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāigōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kaigong
*** Wade–Giles: kʻai$^1$-kung$^1$
*** Yale: kāi-gūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaigong
*** Palladius: кайгун (kajgun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$開工／开工 開弓／开弓
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Yale: hōi gūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$開工／开工 開弓／开弓
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-kûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˊ$ gung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: koi$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˋ$ gung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi⁵³ kuŋ⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hoi$^1$ gung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /hoɪ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-kang
*** Tâi-lô: khai-kang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qai'kafng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ kaŋ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-kang
*** Tâi-lô: khui-kang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qui'kafng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ kaŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kui$^1$ gang$^1$ / kai$^1$ gang$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui kang / khai kang
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰui³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/, /kʰai³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

### Verb

開⫽工 (verb-object)
* to begin production or manufacturing (of a factory, etc.)
* to start construction
* (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to start work; to go to work

#### Synonyms

* (to start construction):
* 動工／动工 (dònggōng)
* 施工 (shīgōng)
* (to start work): 上工 (shànggōng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 上班, 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 上班兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 上班 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 上班 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 上班兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 上班 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 上班兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 上班 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 上班 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 上班兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 上班兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 上班兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 上班 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 上班兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 上班兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 上班兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 上班兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 出工 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 上班 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 上班 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 上班 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 上班 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 上班, 上工 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 上班 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 上班 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 上班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 上班 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 上班, 返工 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 開工, 上班 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 上班 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 開工, 返工 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 上班 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 返工 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 開工 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 上班 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 返工, 上班 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 返工 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 上班 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 上工, 上班 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 返工 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 上班, 開工 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 開工 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 開工 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 上班 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 上班 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 上班 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 上班 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 上班 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 上班 |
| Jin | Datong | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 上班 |
| Jin | Jining | 上班 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 上班 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 上班 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 上班 |
| Jin | Handan | 上班 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 上班兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 上班 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 上班 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 上班 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 上班 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 上班 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 食頭路 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 上班 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 開工 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 上班 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 上班 |
| Wu | Danyang | 上班 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 上班 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 上班 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 上班 |