提起

提起

Chinese

		to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (提起)		提	起
simp. #(提起)		提	起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ hei²
• Min Nan (POJ): thê-khí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tíqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyichii
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai⁴ hei²
    • Yale: tàih héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ héi²
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ hei̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thê-khí
    • Tâi-lô: thê-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: te'qie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰe¹³⁻²² kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²³⁻³³ kʰi⁴¹/

Verb

提起

1. to lift; to raise; to heave

   提起重物  ―  tíqǐ zhòngwù  ―  to lift heavy objects

2. to mention; to raise; to refer to

   再別提起，無人喜歡這派對中淚落滿地。 [MSC, trad.]
   再别提起，无人喜欢这派对中泪落满地。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: 吳若希, 沒結果

   Zài bié tíqǐ, wúrén xǐhuān zhè pàiduì zhōng lèiluòmǎndì. [Pinyin]

   Don't mention [it] anymore, [because] nobody likes to see tears on the whole floor in this party.

3. to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
4. to put forward; to pose; to raise

Synonyms

• (mention): 說起／说起 (shuōqǐ), 談到／谈到 (tándào), 談起／谈起 (tánqǐ), 提及 (tíjí)