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起步

起步

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
simp. and trad. (起步)		起	步

Verb

起步

to set out
to set in motion; to start a task or activity

Derived terms

起步價／起步价 (qǐbùjià)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐbù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ
Min Nan (POJ): khí-pō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qǐbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiibuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    豈不／岂不
    起步
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khí-pōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'po
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/