撇開

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Chinese

		(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (撇開)		撇	開
simp. (撇开)		撇	开

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piēkāi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄝㄎㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pit³ hoi¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phiat-khui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piēkāi → piēkai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄝㄎㄞ → ㄆㄧㄝ ˙ㄎㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piekåi
  - Wade–Giles: pʻieh¹-kʻai⁵
  - Yale: pyē-kai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pie.kai
  - Palladius: пекай (pekaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/ → /pʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pit³ hoi¹
  - Yale: pit hōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pit⁸ hoi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pid³ hoi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːt̚³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiat-khui
  - Tâi-lô: phiat-khui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiatquy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui⁴⁴/

Verb

撇開

to leave aside; to bypass
- 誰要是想撇開中國的無產階級、農民階級和其它小資產階級，就一定不能解決中華民族的命運，一定不能解決中國的任何問題。 [MSC, trad.]
  谁要是想撇开中国的无产阶级、农民阶级和其它小资产阶级，就一定不能解决中华民族的命运，一定不能解决中国的任何问题。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1939, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命和中國共產黨》 (The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Shéi yàoshi xiǎng piēkāi Zhōngguó de wúchǎn jiējí, nóngmín jiējí hé qítā xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí, jiù yīdìng bùnéng jiějué Zhōnghuá mínzú de mìngyùn, yīdìng bùnéng jiějué Zhōngguó de rènhé wèntí.
  Anyone who tries to bypass the proletariat, the peasantry and the other sections of the petty bourgeoisie in China will certainly be unable to solve the problem of the destiny of the Chinese nation or indeed any of China's problems.

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 撥邊／拨边

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