起見

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (起見)		起	見
simp. (起见)		起	见

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² gin³
Min Nan (POJ): khí-kiàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiijiann
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐjiàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² gin³
  - Yale: héi gin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² gin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² gin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-kiàn
  - Tâi-lô: khí-kiàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kiexn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²¹/

Noun

起見

motive; purpose

Usage notes

Often used in the pattern 為……起見 (wèi……qǐjiàn).

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