啟齒

See also: 启齿

Chinese

		to open; to start	tooth
trad. (啟齒/啓齒)		啟/啓	齒
simp. (启齿)		启	齿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² ci²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐchǐ [Phonetic: qíchǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chʻih³
  - Yale: chǐ-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiichyy
  - Palladius: цичи (ciči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kai² ci²
  - Yale: kái chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai² tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei² qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Verb

啟齒

(literary) to open one's mouth
(literary) to start talking

Synonyms

(to open one's mouth): 動嘴／动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), 開口／开口 (kāikǒu)
(to start talking): 動嘴／动嘴 (dòngzuǐ), 開口／开口 (kāikǒu)

Derived terms

不好啟齒／不好启齿
難以啟齒／难以启齿 (nányǐqǐchǐ)

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