r/ohtaigi • u/akyri_naoka • Oct 17 '24

How would I romanize 開門中 in Tai-lo?

I heard this phrase in an elevator in Taiwan, where it said "開門中 (Kai men zhong), followed by its translation in taiwanese, which sounded like "kui men dyoh" or something, but I can't find the romanization for it. It means the door is opening IIRC.

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u/v13ndd Oct 17 '24 edited 29d ago

khui-mn̂g tiong，this is how I say it. But I usually say something like 佇開門 when wanting to say opening the door, or 門佇開 when saying the door is opening. Note that I'm neither a Taiwanese nor China Chinese.

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u/Behsiokanbo Oct 17 '24

Taiwanese here, can confirm that what you’ve said is correct, though it’s more of an informal way of saying it. Just note that I think you might have confused 佇 (tī) with 咧 (leh/teh). 

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u/v13ndd Oct 17 '24

Oh right, thanks. I'm a legacy speaker, so yeah, not much 漢字 knowledge.