起價

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	price; value; valence (on an atom) price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman; servant
trad. (起價)		起	價
simp. (起价)		起	价

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐjià

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei² gaa³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hi² ga¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hí-ka

(Meixian, Guangdong): hi³ ga⁴
Northern Min (KCR): kǐ-ga̿
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khí-kè / khí-kèe

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² gê³

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ki² ge³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐjià
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐjià
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chia⁴
  - Yale: chǐ-jyà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiijiah
  - Palladius: цицзя (ciczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    起價 / 起价
    起駕 / 起驾
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐjiàr
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐjiàr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chia⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: chǐ-jyàr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiijiall
  - Palladius: цицзяр (ciczjar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei² gaa³
  - Yale: héi ga
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² gaa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² ga³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kaː³³/
  - Homophones:
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    起價 / 起价
    起駕 / 起驾
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hi² ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵⁵ ka³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-ka
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˋ ga
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ ga⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ ka⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hi³ ga⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ ka⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kǐ-ga̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi²¹ ka³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-kè
  - Tâi-lô: khí-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kex
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Hui'an): /kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-kèe
  - Tâi-lô: khí-kèe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki² gê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí kè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ke²¹³/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: ki² ge³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi³¹ kɛ²¹/

Noun

起價

starting price (especially in an auction); initial price offered by the seller

Verb

起價

(dialectal) to go up in price
- 1960 January 30, “印尼民衆紛紛向政府　要求減稅及減低物價”, in 南洋商報 [Nanyang Siang Pau], page 16:
  
  『電油起價，車難搭，上課遲到！』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  『电油起价，车难搭，上课迟到！』 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  ‘diànyóu qǐjià, chē nán dā, shàngkè chídào!’ [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 漲價 (“to increase; to rise (of prices or values)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		漲價
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	漲價
Northeastern Mandarin	Malaysia	起價
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	漲價, 漲錢
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	漲價兒
	Wanrong	漲價
	Xi'an	漲價
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	漲價
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	起價
Cantonese	Guangzhou	起價
	Hong Kong	起價
	Taishan	起價
	Dongguan	起價
Gan	Nanchang	漲價
Gan	Pingxiang	漲價
Hakka	Meixian	起價
	Yudu	漲價, 起價
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	起價, 漲價
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	起價, 漲價
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	起價, 漲價
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	起價, 漲價
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	起價, 漲價
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	起價
	Kuching (Hepo)	起價
Northern Min	Jian'ou	起價
Southern Min	Xiamen	起價
	Quanzhou	起價
	Jinjiang	起價
	Zhangzhou	起價
	Tainan	起價 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	起價
	Leizhou	起價
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	漲價, 起價
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	漲價