起屋

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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

(Loudi, Wiktionary): qi^3* u⁴

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-vuk
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˋ vug^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ vug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ vuk̚²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: qi³ u⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁴¹ u²⁴/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: qi^3* u⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /^(t͡ɕʰ-)d͡ʑi⁴²⁻¹ u³⁵/

Verb

起屋

(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

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