啟齒
See also: 启齿
Chinese
| to open; to start | tooth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (啟齒/啓齒) | 啟/啓 | 齒 | |
| simp. (启齿) | 启 | 齿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qǐchǐ [Phonetic: qíchǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǐchǐh
- Wade–Giles: chʻi3-chʻih3
- Yale: chǐ-chř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiichyy
- Palladius: цичи (ciči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kai2 ci2
- Yale: kái chí
- Cantonese Pinyin: kai2 tsi2
- Guangdong Romanization: kei2 qi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
啟齒
Synonyms
- (to open one's mouth): 動嘴/动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), 開口/开口 (kāikǒu)
- (to start talking): 動嘴/动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), 開口/开口 (kāikǒu)