起機
Chinese
| to rise; to raise; to get up | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (起機) | 起 | 機 | |
| simp. (起机) | 起 | 机 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei2 gei1
- Yale: héi gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei2 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: héi2 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
起⫽機 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, of aircraft) to takeoff
- (Cantonese, colloquial) to have an erection
- (Cantonese, aeroplane chess) to move a piece from the start tile
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 勃起 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 勃起 |
| Malaysia | 硬 | |
| Singapore | 硬 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雄起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扯旗, 扯, 硬, 起機, 偷柴 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起磅 |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 硬起來 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 硬 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𫞻起來 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 起陽兒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起雞 |
| Zhao'an | 翹 | |
| Kaohsiung | 起磅 | |
| Haifeng | 拍飛機 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 興陽 |
| Xianyou | 舉支 | |