啟示

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See also: 启示 and 啓示

Chinese

		to open; to start	to show; reveal
trad. (啟示/啓示)		啟/啓	示
simp. (启示)		启	示

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² si⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khé-sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² si⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
  - Yale: chǐ-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    乞士
    啟事／启事
    啟示／启示
    綺室／绮室
    豈是／岂是
    起事
    起勢／起势
    起士
    起誓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kai² si⁶
  - Yale: kái sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    ^edit
    啟事／启事
    啟示／启示
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-sī
  - Tâi-lô: khé-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qefsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki² si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ si¹¹/

Verb

啟示

(transitive) to inspire; to enlighten; to reveal; to provide with insight

Synonyms

啟導／启导 (qǐdǎo) (literary)
啟發／启发 (qǐfā)
啟迪／启迪 (qǐdí) (formal)
開導／开导 (kāidǎo)
開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)

Noun

啟示

inspiration; enlightenment; revelation; insight; implications
Misspelling of 啟事／启事 (qǐshì).

Derived terms

啟示錄／启示录 (qǐshìlù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (啟示):

→ Japanese: 啓(けい)示(じ) (keiji)
→ Korean: 계시(啓示) (gyesi)

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