首期

Chinese

		head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (首期)		首	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuqī, shǒuqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧ, ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒuci
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-chʻi¹
    • Yale: shǒu-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouchi
    • Palladius: шоуци (šouci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒucí
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-chʻi²
    • Yale: shǒu-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouchyi
    • Palladius: шоуци (šouci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² kei⁴
    • Yale: sáu kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

首期

1. (literally) first phase (of a project, etc.)
2. (chiefly Hong Kong) down payment

Synonyms

• (first phase): 第一期 (dì-yī qī/dì-yī qí)
• (down payment): 首付 (shǒufù), 首付款 (shǒufùkuǎn), 頭期款／头期款 (tóuqīkuǎn)