起厝

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	(Min) house; bury; to place (Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
trad. (起厝)		起	厝
simp. #(起厝)		起	厝

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): kī-*chuó
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khí-chhù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki² cu³

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-*chuó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: khí-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qyzhux
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki² cu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí tshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu²¹³/

Verb

起厝

1. (Eastern Min, Southern Min) to build a house

Synonyms

• 蓋房／盖房 (gàifáng)
• (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) 起屋
• (Northern Min) 開厝／开厝