一開始

一開始

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to start; to begin; start to start; to begin; start; beginning
trad. (一開始)		一	開始
simp. (一开始)		一	开始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīkāishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ hoi¹ ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīkāishǐ [Phonetic: yìkāishǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ikaishyy
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ hoi¹ ci²
    • Yale: yāt hōi chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hoi¹ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ hoi¹ qi²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hɔːy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Adverb

一開始

1. initially; originally; at first; in the beginning

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 一開始

原來／原来 (yuánlái) 原先 (yuánxiān) 原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan) 原本 (yuánběn) 在本 (Min Nan) 最初 (zuìchū) 本來／本来 (běnlái) 本底 (Min Nan) 本成 (Min Nan)

本然 (Min Nan) 當初／当初 (dāngchū) 當初時／当初时 (Min Nan) 自本 (Min Nan) 舊底／旧底 (Min Nan) 起先 (qǐxiān) 起初 (qǐchū) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開初／开初 (kāichū)