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

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• 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

1. (literary) to open one's mouth
2. (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)