起手

起手

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (起手)		起	手
simp. #(起手)		起	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² sau²
• Min Dong (BUC): kī-chiēu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐshǒu [Phonetic: qíshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² sau²
    • Yale: héi sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-chiēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒieu³³/

Verb

起手

1. to put one's hand to; to set about
2. to start armed struggle; to rise in rebellion
3. (Cantonese, Min Dong) to begin; to start

Synonyms

• (to get started):

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下手 (xiàshǒu) 入手 (rùshǒu) 動手／动手 (dòngshǒu)

落手 (Cantonese) 著手／着手 (zhuóshǒu)

• (to start an armed struggle):

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Synonyms of 起手

亂逆／乱逆 (luànnì) (literary) 兵變／兵变 (bīngbiàn) 動亂／动乱 (dòngluàn) 反亂／反乱 (fǎnluàn) 反叛 (fǎnpàn) 反天 (fǎntiān) (literary) 反抗 (fǎnkàng) 反水 (fǎnshuǐ) (dialectal) 叛亂／叛乱 (pànluàn) 叛變／叛变 (pànbiàn) 悖亂／悖乱 (bèiluàn) (literary)

暴亂／暴乱 (bàoluàn) 暴動／暴动 (bàodòng) 發難／发难 (fānàn) 舉事／举事 (jǔshì) (literary, euphemism) 舉義／举义 (jǔyì) (literary) 起事 (qǐshì) 起兵 (qǐbīng) 起義／起义 (qǐyì) 逆亂／逆乱 (nìluàn) (literary) 造反 (zàofǎn) 首義／首义 (shǒuyì) (literary, to be the first to stage an uprising)

• (to begin)

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伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary) 發端／发端 (fāduān) 肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary) 肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)

萌 (méng) (literary, or in compounds) 起始 (qǐshǐ) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)

Adverb

起手

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

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 起手

一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ) 先前 (Wu) 先頭／先头 (Wu) 初初 (Min Nan) 原來／原来 (yuánlái) 原先 (yuánxiān) 原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan) 原本 (yuánběn) 原本榻裡／原本榻里 (Wu) 在本 (Min Nan) 始初 (shǐchū) (literary) 寢頭／寝头 (Min Nan) 早先 (Wu) 最初 (zuìchū) 本來／本来 (běnlái) 本則來／本则来 (Wu, dated) 本底 (Min Nan)

本底子 (Wu, dated) 本成 (Min Nan) 本然 (Min Nan) 本生 (běnshēng) (Wu) 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) 起始 (qǐshǐ) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開先／开先 (Xiang) 開初／开初 (kāichū) 頭起先／头起先 (Min Nan) 頭頭 (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)