起始

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	begin
trad. (起始)		起	始
simp. ^#(起始)		起	始

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ci²
Min Dong (BUC): kī-sṳ̄

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshǐ [Phonetic: qíshǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih³
  - Yale: chǐ-shř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyy
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² ci²
  - Yale: héi chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-sṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻³⁵ ^(s-)ly³³/

Verb

起始

to originate; to stem from; to initiate

Synonyms

Synonyms of 起始

伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (méng) (literary, or in compounds)
起手 (Cantonese, Min Dong)
權輿／权舆 (quányú) (literary)

發端／发端 (fāduān)
發軔／发轫 (fārèn) (literary)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開首／开首 (kāishǒu) (Beijing)

Adverb

起始

at first; at the beginning; initially

Synonyms

Synonyms of 起始

先前 (Wu)
初初 (Cantonese, Min Nan)
原先 (yuánxiān)
原初 (yuánchū)
原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan)
原旦 (Hakka)
原本 (yuánběn)
在本 (Min Nan)
始初 (shǐchū) (literary)
早先 (Wu)
最初 (zuìchū)
本底 (Min Nan)
本底子 (Wu, dated)
本成 (Min Nan)
本然 (Min Nan)
本生 (běnshēng) (Wu)
自本 (Min Nan)
起先 (qǐxiān)
起初 (qǐchū)
起手 (qǐshǒu)
起首 (qǐshǒu) (literary, or Guangzhou Cantonese)

一插手兒／一插手儿 (yīchāshǒur) (Beijing)
一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ)
上頭仔／上头仔 (Min Nan)
乍出猛兒／乍出猛儿 (zhàchūměngr) (Beijing)
先頭／先头 (Wu)
劈頭／劈头 (pītóu)
原來／原来 (yuánlái)
原本榻裡／原本榻里 (Wu)
寢頭／寝头 (Min Nan)
就跟兒／就跟儿 (jiùgēnr) (Beijing)
本來／本来 (běnlái)
本則來／本则来 (Wu, dated)
當初／当初 (dāngchū)
當初時／当初时 (Min Nan)
舊底／旧底 (Min Nan)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
開先／开先 (Xiang)
開初／开初 (kāichū)
頭仔／头仔 (Min Nan)
頭起先／头起先 (Min Nan)
頭頭 (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)

Noun

起始

origin; initiation

Synonyms

Synonyms of 起始

伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (méng) (literary)
首端 (shǒuduān)
發端／发端 (fāduān)

起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
起頭先／起头先 (Min Dong)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開端／开端 (kāiduān)
開頭／开头 (kāitóu)

Derived terms

起始頁／起始页 (qǐshǐyè)

起始點／起始点 (qǐshǐdiǎn)

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