# 開車
## Chinese
### Etymology

The slang usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kāichē
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi$^1$ ce$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khôi-chhâ
    (Hailu, HRS): koi$^ˋ$ cha$^ˋ$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kui$^1$ cia$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khui-chhia
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kui$^1$ cia$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khe $^1$tsho; $^1$khe-tsho
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāichē
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kaiche
*** Wade–Giles: kʻai$^1$-chʻê$^1$
*** Yale: kāi-chē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiche
*** Palladius: кайчэ (kajčɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoi$^1$ ce$^1$
*** Yale: hōi chē
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoi$^1$ tse$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hoi$^1$ cé$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-chhâ
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˊ$ ca$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: koi$^1$ ca$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˋ$ cha$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi⁵³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kui$^1$ cia$^1$ [Phonetic: kui$^5$ lia$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kui-chia
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰui⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$lia⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-chhia
*** Tâi-lô: khui-tshia
*** Phofsit Daibuun: quichiaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ t͡sʰia³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kui$^1$ cia$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khui tshia
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰui³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khe $^1$tsho; $^1$khe-tsho
*** MiniDict: khe$^平$ tsho$^平$; khe$^平$ tsho
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khe $^1$tsho; $^1$khe-tsho
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁴⁴ t͡sʰo⁵³/, /kʰe⁵⁵ t͡sʰo²¹/

### Verb

開⫽車 (verb-object) (intransitive)
* to drive (a vehicle)
    把車開上轉盤／把车开上转盘 ― bǎ chē kāi shàng zhuǎnpán ― to drive one's car onto a roundabout
    我不會開車。／我不会开车。 ― Wǒ bù huì kāichē. ― I don't drive.
       Wǒ xiànzài zài kāichē qù jiē nǐ. [Pinyin]
       I'm driving over to pick you up right now.
* to start driving (a vehicle)
       dang$^2$ maai$^4$ keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ soeng$^5$ ce$^1$ sin$^1$ hoi$^1$ ce$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Let's wait for them to get on before starting our trip.
* (chiefly aviation) to start (aircraft engine)
    發動機開車／发动机开车 ― fādòngjī kāichē ― to start engine
* (chemistry) to start production (in chemical industry)
* (Mainland China, slang) to share explicit or sexual material (by telling dirty jokes, uploading pornographic content, etc.)
* (Mainland China, slang) (of film, TV drama, novel, etc.) to develop a sexual plot

#### Synonyms

* (to drive): (American (–1980) Taishanese, dated) 放車／放车
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 開車, 駕車 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 開車 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 駕車 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 駕車 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 開車 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 開車 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 開車 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 開車 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 開車 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 開車 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 駛車, 開車, 揸車 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揸車 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 駛車, 開車, 揸車 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揸車 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 駛車 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揸車, 開車 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 揸車 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揸車 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 開車, 駕車 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 駛車 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 駛車, 揸車 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 駛車仔, 駛車 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 駛車仔, 駛車 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 駛車仔, 駛車 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 駛車 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 駛車仔, 駛車 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 駛車 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 駛車 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 開車 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 開車 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 開車 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 開車, 捍車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 開車 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 開車, 捍車 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 開車 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 開車, 捍車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 捍車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 捍車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 捍車 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 開車 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 開車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 開車, 揸車 dated |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 捍車, 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 駛車 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 駛車 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 駛車, 開車 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 駛車 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 駛車, 開車 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 駛車, 開車 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 揸車, 開車 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 開車 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 開車 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 開車 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 開車子 |

#### Derived terms

* 開車人 / 开车人 (kāichērén)
* 開車的 / 开车的 (kāichēde)

#### Related terms

* (slang usages): 老司機／老司机 (lǎosījī)
* (aviation): 關車／关车

### References

* 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “開車”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
* “開車”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* “Entry #11107”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
* 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “1787 开车”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 465.