Chinese More information open; operate (vehicle); start, ball; sphere ... open; operate (vehicle); start ball; sphere trad. (開球) 開 球 simp. (开球) 开 球 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): kāiqiú (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: kāiqiú Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ Tongyong Pinyin: kaicióu Wade–Giles: kʻai1-chʻiu2 Yale: kāi-chyóu Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichyou Palladius: кайцю (kajcju) Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/ Noun 開球 kick-off (opening kick of a game) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.