起屋

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	house; room
trad. (起屋)		起	屋
simp. #(起屋)		起	屋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei² uk¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei² uuk¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-vuk
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qi³ u⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² uk¹
    • Yale: héi ūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² uk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² ug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ ʊk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hei² uuk¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei⁵⁵ ɵk̚³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-vuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi` vug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ vug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ vuk̚²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: qi³ u⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁴¹ u²⁴/

Verb

起屋

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) to construct a house; to build a house

Synonyms

• 蓋房／盖房 (gàifáng)
• (Northern Min) 開厝／开厝
• (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) 起厝

See also

• 起樓／起楼