起勢

See also: 起势

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (起勢)		起	勢
simp. (起势)		起	势

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei² sai³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei² sai^1*

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-sṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-sè / khí-sì

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• 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): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² sai³
    • Yale: héi sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hei² sai^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei⁵⁵ sai³³⁻³³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sè
    • Tâi-lô: khí-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qysex
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sì
    • Tâi-lô: khí-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qysix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

Noun

起勢

1. the first form in tai chi

Adverb

起勢

1. (Cantonese) continuously; nonstop

   我隔籬嗰個人起勢噉咳。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我隔篱嗰个人起势噉咳。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ gaak³ lei⁴ go² go³ jan^4-2 hei² sai³ gam² kat¹. [Jyutping]

   The person beside me is coughing nonstop.

2. (Cantonese) vigorously

   隊足球隊起勢噉喺度練波，希望下次可以贏返一場。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   队足球队起势噉喺度练波，希望下次可以赢返一场。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   deoi⁶ zuk¹ kau⁴ deoi^6-2 hei² sai³ gam² hai² dou⁶ lin⁶ bo¹, hei¹ mong⁶ haa⁶ ci³ ho² ji⁵ jeng⁴ faan¹ jat¹ coeng⁴. [Jyutping]

   The soccer team is vigorously practising, hoping to be able to win the next round.

Verb

起勢

1. (Hakka) to start; to begin
2. (Southern Min) to become rich or powerful from being poor or powerless
3. (Southern Min, of a situation or condition) to improve; to recover

Synonyms

• (to become rich): (Hokkien) 起氣／起气