起勁

起勁

See also: 起劲

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	stalwart; sturdy; strength
trad. (起勁)		起	勁
simp. (起劲)		起	劲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐjìn, qǐjìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ging⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khí-kèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiijinn
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐjìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiijinq
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² ging⁶
    • Yale: héi gihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² ging⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² ging⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kɪŋ²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-kèng
    • Tâi-lô: khí-kìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kexng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

Adjective

起勁

1. energetic; enthusiastic

Synonyms

• 帶勁／带劲 (dàijìn)
• 有勁／有劲 (yǒujìn)

Antonyms

• 沒勁／没劲 (méijìn)