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

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

(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)

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