起子

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Chinese[edit]

to rise; to raise; to get up
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (起子)
simp. #(起子)

Pronunciation 1[edit]


Noun[edit]

起子

  1. bottle opener (device to open bottle)
  2. (colloquial) screwdriver
  3. (dialectal) baking soda
Synonyms[edit]
  • (baking soda):
Derived terms[edit]

Classifier[edit]

起子

  1. Classifier for people: group; crowd

Pronunciation 2[edit]


Verb[edit]

起子

  1. (literary) to nurture one's child
  2. (chess, etc.) to make the first move