揭竿而起

Chinese

		lift off (a cover); divulge	pole	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (揭竿而起)		揭	竿	而	起
simp. ^#(揭竿而起)		揭	竿	而	起
Literally: “raise up a pole and rise”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiēgān'érqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝㄍㄢㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiēgān'érqǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄍㄢㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieganerlchii
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiegan'ércǐ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kit³ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²
  - Yale: kit gōn yìh héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kid³ gon¹ yi⁴ héi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²¹ hei̯³⁵/

Idiom

揭竿而起

(figuratively) to rise in revolt

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