起事

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (起事)		起	事
simp. ^#(起事)		起	事

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khí-sīr / khí-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
  - Yale: chǐ-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    乞士
    啟事／启事
    啟示／启示
    綺室／绮室
    豈是／岂是
    起事
    起勢／起势
    起士
    起誓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei² si⁶
  - Yale: héi sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    喜事
    豈是／岂是
    起事
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: khí-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sū
  - Tâi-lô: khí-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qysu
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/

Verb

起事

to start an armed struggle; to rise in rebellion
(Min Nan) to stir up trouble; to make trouble

Synonyms

(to start an armed struggle):

Synonyms of 起事

反叛 (fǎnpàn)
反天 (fǎntiān) (literary)
反抗 (fǎnkàng)
反水 (fǎnshuǐ) (dialectal)
起兵 (qǐbīng)
起手 (qǐshǒu)
造反 (zàofǎn)
亂逆／乱逆 (luànnì) (literary)
兵變／兵变 (bīngbiàn) (to mutiny)
動亂／动乱 (dòngluàn)
反亂／反乱 (fǎnluàn)
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)
暴獄／暴狱 (bàoyù) (of prisoners)
發難／发难 (fānàn)
舉事／举事 (jǔshì) (literary, euphemism)
舉義／举义 (jǔyì) (literary)
譁變／哗变 (to mutiny)
起義／起义 (qǐyì)
逆亂／逆乱 (nìluàn) (literary)
首義／首义 (shǒuyì) (literary, to be the first to stage an uprising)

(to stir up trouble):

Synonyms of 起事

惹事 (rěshì)
搞事 (gǎoshì)
搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ)
撩事 (Min Bei)
滋事 (zīshì)
生事 (shēngshì)
生空 (Min Nan)
生空生榫 (Min Nan)
耍手腕 (shuǎ shǒuwàn)
舞射 (Hakka)
起事 (Min Nan)
起空 (Min Nan)
造反 (zàofǎn)
亂它／乱它 (Xiang)
亂彈琴／乱弹琴 (luàn tánqín) (figurative)
亂鬧／乱闹 (luànnào)
使壞／使坏 (shǐhuài)

做手腳／做手脚 (zuò shǒujiǎo)
卵彈琴／卵弹琴 (Xiang)
搗亂／捣乱 (dǎoluàn)
搗蛋／捣蛋 (dǎodàn)
搗鬼／捣鬼 (dǎoguǐ)
搶事／抢事 (Min Nan)
滋擾／滋扰 (zīrǎo)
玩鬧／玩闹 (wánnào)
生氣／生气 (siⁿ-khùi) (Min Nan)
生空生縫／生空生缝 (Min Nan)
胡來／胡来 (húlái)
胡攪／胡搅 (hújiǎo)
胡鬧／胡闹 (húnào)
變鬼／变鬼 (Min Nan)
變魍／变魍 (Min Nan)
起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
鬧事／闹事 (nàoshì)

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