引起

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (引起)		引	起
simp. #(引起)		引	起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐnqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ hei²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yîn-hí
• Min Nan (POJ): ín-khí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǐnqǐ [Phonetic: yínqǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyinchii
    • IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁵ hei²
    • Yale: yáhn héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ héi²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ hei̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-hí
    • Hakka Romanization System: in´ hi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin<sup>1</sup> hi<sup>3</sup>
    • IPA: /in²⁴ hi³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-hí
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in´ hi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ hi³
    • IPA: /(j)in²⁴ hi³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-khí
    • Tâi-lô: ín-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ynqie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

Verb

引起

1. to give rise to; to lead to; to cause

   引起爭論 / 引起争论  ―  yǐnqǐ zhēnglùn  ―  to spark debate

   引起連鎖反應 / 引起连锁反应  ―  yǐnqǐ liánsuǒ fǎnyìng  ―  to cause a chain reaction

   引起轟動 / 引起轰动  ―  yǐnqǐ hōngdòng  ―  to cause a stir

2. to draw; to attract

   引起關注 / 引起关注  ―  yǐnqǐ guānzhù  ―  to attract attention

   引起重視 / 引起重视  ―  yǐnqǐ zhòngshì  ―  to attract attention

Synonyms

• (give rise to):

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• 促成 (cùchéng)
• 導發／导发 (dǎofā)
• 導致／导致 (dǎozhì)
• 引發／引发 (yǐnfā)

• 推進／推进 (tuījìn)
• 觸發／触发 (chùfā)
• 造成 (zàochéng)
• 釀成／酿成 (niàngchéng)