伊始

Chinese

		he; she; surname he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)	begin
trad. (伊始)		伊	始
simp. ^#(伊始)		伊	始

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹ ci²
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): i¹ si²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yishǐh
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-shih³
  - Yale: yī-shř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishyy
  - Palladius: иши (iši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji¹ ci²
  - Yale: yī chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi¹ qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: i¹ si²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: i sí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³³⁻²³ si⁵²/

Middle Chinese: 'jij syiX

Rime
Character	伊	始
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於脂切	詩止切
Baxter	'jij	syiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪ/	/ɕɨ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔi/	/ɕɨ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjɪ/	/ɕie^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔi/	/ɕɨ^X/
Li Rong	/ʔi/	/ɕiə^X/
Wang Li	/i/	/ɕĭə^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi/	/ɕi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yī	shǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji¹	si²

Verb

伊始

(literary) to start; to begin; to commence

Synonyms

權輿／权舆 (quányú) (literary)
發端／发端 (fāduān)
發軔／发轫 (fārèn) (literary)
肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (literary, or in compounds)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起手 (Cantonese, Eastern Min)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開首／开首 (kāishǒu) (Beijing Mandarin)

Noun

伊始

(literary) beginning; genesis; origin

Synonyms

序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
發端／发端 (fāduān)
肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
萌 (literary)
起始 (qǐshǐ)
起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
起頭先／起头先 (kī-tàu-sĕng) (Eastern Min)
開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
開端／开端 (kāiduān)
開頭／开头 (kāitóu)
首端 (shǒuduān)

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