啟齒

啟齒

See also: 启齿

Chinese

		to open; to start	tooth
trad. (啟齒)		啟	齒
simp. (启齿)		启	齿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐchǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐchǐ [Phonetic: qíchǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiichyy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kai² ci²
    • Yale: kái chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kai² tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kei² qi²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Verb

啟齒

1. (literary) to open one's mouth; to start talking

Derived terms

不好啟齒／不好启齿

難以啟齒／难以启齿 (nányǐqǐchǐ)