开外放

開外放

kāiwàifàng

phrase

Meanings

1 to play (audio) on speakerphone / out loud
2 to blast phone audio without headphones

Characters

Examples

请不要在地铁里开外放。

Qǐng bú yào zài dìtiě lǐ kāi wàifàng.

Please don't play audio out loud on the subway.

他在图书馆开外放看视频，真没素质。

Tā zài túshūguǎn kāi wàifàng kàn shìpín, zhēn méi sùzhì.

He was watching videos out loud in the library — so inconsiderate.

接电话时别开外放，注意隐私。

Jiē diànhuà shí bié kāi wàifàng, zhùyì yǐnsī.

Don't use speakerphone when taking calls — mind your privacy.

Tips

usage

A recurring pet peeve in Chinese online discussions about public manners. 外放 alone can also be a noun ('external speaker output'); 开外放 is the action verb. Opposite: 戴耳机 (wear headphones).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

外 wài

放 fàng