Cantonese Dictionary

起眼

hei2 ngaan5

Mandarin: qi3 yan3

(adjective) obvious, eye-catching; noticeable

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起租

hei2 zou1

Mandarin: qi3 zu1

start of renting period (spoken)

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起程

hei2 cing4

Mandarin: qi3 cheng2

to leave, set out, start on a journey

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起立

hei2 laap6

Mandarin: qi3 li4

stand up; rise/get to one's feet

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起筷

hei2 faai3

Mandarin: qi3 kuai4

bon appétit (spoken)

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起筷啦

hei2 faai3 laa1

Cantonese

"help yourself" at dinner table (Lit. raise your chopsticks) [粵]: 動筷子啦

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起義

hei2 ji6

Mandarin: qi3 yi4

uprising; revolt; insurrection

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起腱

hei2 zin2

Mandarin: qi3 jian4

with strong tendons; be sinewy

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起腳

hei2 goek3

Mandarin: qi3 jiao3

Simplified: 起脚

(literally: to lift one's foot); to set off; to start a journey; to kick (someone)

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起腳過高

hei2 goek3 gwo3 gou1

raising the foot too high (as in soccer)

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起膊

hei2 bok3

Mandarin: qi3 bo2

to hoist something over one's shoulder

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起色

hei2 sik1

Mandarin: qi3 se4

improvement; look better

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起草

hei2 cou2

Mandarin: qi3 cao3

to draw up; to draft

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起莊牌

hei2 zong1 paai4*2

Mandarin: qi3 zhuang1 pai2

(mahjong) starting point indicator, piece that marks the seat where the game originally started

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起菜

hei2 coi3

Mandarin: qi3 cai4

to start serving dishes (in a Chinese-style restaurant)

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起落架

hei2 lok6 gaa2

Mandarin: qi3 luo4 jia4

[aviation] undercarriage; landing gear; alighting carriage/gear

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起薪

hei2 san1

Mandarin: qi3 xin1

starting salary; probationary pay

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起行

hei2 hang4

Mandarin: qi3 xing2

let's go (spoken)

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起行李票

hei2 hang4 lei5 piu3

get ticket for luggage

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起褶

hei2 zaap3

Mandarin: qi3 zhe3

wrinkled; ruck up

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起褶

hei2 zaap6

Mandarin: qi3 zhe3

frilling; wrinkled; ruck up; to crease

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起見

hei2 gin3

Mandarin: qi3 jian4

sake; purpose; means to an end

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起訴

hei2 sou3

Mandarin: qi3 su4

to sue; to file a lawsuit against; to indict; to prosecute

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起誓

hei2 sai6

Mandarin: qi3 shi4

to swear; to vow

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起貨

hei2 fo3

Mandarin: qi3 huo4

Simplified: 起货

completion of task (manufacturing, building, designing etc.)

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起跌

hei2 dit3

up and down; fluctuate [also]: 時起時跌

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起跑線

hei2 paau2 sin3

Mandarin: qi3 pao3 xian4

the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)

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起踭

hei2 zaang1

Mandarin: qi3 zheng1

to elbow someone

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起轎

hei2 giu2

Mandarin: qi3 jiao4

Simplified: 起轿

to lift up a sedan chair when setting off to go somewhere (such as to carry a bride to her wedding); to set off; to depart

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起轎

hei2 giu6*2

to start trip in sedan chair

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