起跑線

Chinese

		to start a race; to start to run in a race	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (起跑線)		起跑	線
simp. (起跑线)		起跑	线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐpǎoxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² paau² sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐpǎoxiàn [Phonetic: qípǎoxiàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiipaoshiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² paau² sin³
  - Yale: héi páau sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² paau² sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² pao² xin³
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ pʰɑːu̯³⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

起跑線

(athletics) starting line (of a race); scratch line
(figuratively) starting point

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