# 離開
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): líkāi
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lei$^4$ hoi$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lì-khôi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lī-khui / lî-khui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): li$^5$ kui$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$li-khe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: líkāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: líkai
*** Wade–Giles: li$^2$-kʻai$^1$
*** Yale: lí-kāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: likai
*** Palladius: ликай (likaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /li³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lei$^4$ hoi$^1$
*** Yale: lèih hōi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lei$^4$ hoi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: léi$^4$ hoi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lì-khôi
*** Hakka Romanization System: li$^ˇ$ koi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: li$^2$ koi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /li¹¹ kʰoi̯²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-khui
*** Tâi-lô: lī-khui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lixquy
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /li⁴¹⁻²² kʰui³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ kʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /li²²⁻¹² kʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-khui
*** Tâi-lô: lî-khui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: li'quy
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³⁻³³ kʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰui⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: li$^5$ kui$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lî khui
*** Sinological IPA : /li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰui³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$li-khe
*** MiniDict: li$^去$ khe
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$li-khe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² kʰe⁴⁴/

### Verb

離開
* to leave; to depart
    離開人世／离开人世 ― líkāi rénshì ― to depart this world; to pass away
    請你立刻離開。／请你立刻离开。 ― Qǐng nǐ lìkè líkāi. ― Please leave immediately.
       Wǒ jīhū wèicéng líkāi guò zhège chéngshì. [Pinyin]
       I have hardly ever been out of this city.

#### Synonyms

* 捨去 / 舍去 (shěqù) (literary)
* 撤 (chè)
* 背離 / 背离 (bèilí)
* 走 (zǒu)
* 退 (tuì)
* 退出 (tuìchū)
* 遠 / 远 (literary)
* 遠離 / 远离 (yuǎnlí)
* 離去 / 离去 (líqù)
* 離逖 / 离逖 (lítì)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 走, 離開, 離去 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 走, 離開 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 走, 離開 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 走 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 走 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 走, 扯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 走, 扯, 撇, 閃, 𨅝, 鬆, 撇s |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 走 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 走, 扯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 走 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 走 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 走 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 走 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 走 GT |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 走 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 走 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 走, 行 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 跑, 走 |
| Wu | Danyang | 走 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 走 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 走 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Related terms

* 分開／分开 (fēnkāi)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: ly khai (離開)