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起錨

起錨

See also: 起锚

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	anchor
trad. (起錨)		起	錨
simp. (起锚)		起	锚

Verb

起錨

(nautical) to raise anchor; to weigh anchor

Phrase

起錨

“Act Now”, slogan used by the Hong Kong Government in 2010

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² naau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qǐmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiimau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    起毛
    起錨／起锚
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐmáor
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄠˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiimaul
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ maʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² naau⁴
  - Yale: héi nàauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² naau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ nɑːu̯²¹/