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Chinese
Etymology
Combination of "開" (to open) and "天窗" (skylight ) to figuratively mean "to create a hole/gap/blank spot in something". The figurative use is more common than its literal meaning.
Pronunciation
Verb
開⫽天窗 (verb-object)
- (literal) to open the skylight
- (of finance) to embezzle money and tamper with the financial account
會計給公司賬目開天窗 [MSC, trad.]
会计给公司账目开天窗 [MSC, simp.]- kuàijì gěi gōngsī zhàngmù kāitiānchuāng
- The accountant embezzles the company fund.
- (slang) to put something on hiatus; to postpone
漫畫家給連載中的漫畫開天窗 [MSC, trad.]
漫画家给连载中的漫画开天窗 [MSC, simp.]- mànhuàjiā gěi liánzǎi zhōng de mànhuà kāitiānchuāng
- The comic artist puts his series on hiatus.
- (of newspapers) to intentionally leave a section blank to protest against censorship
- 造假 (zàojiǎ, “to counterfeit”)
- 詐騙／诈骗 (zhàpiàn, “to swindle”)
- 休刊 (xiūkān, “to put publication on hiatus”)
- 停更 (tínggēng, “to stop updating”)
- 無聲抗議／无声抗议 (“to protest without making audible noise”)