啟示

See also: 启示 and 啓示

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khé-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    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)
  - Jyutping: kai² si⁶
  - Yale: kái sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei² xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    啟事／启事
    啟示／启示
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-sī
  - Tâi-lô: khé-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qefsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/

Verb

啟示

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)

Noun

啟示

inspiration; enlightenment; revelation; insight; implications

Derived terms

啟示錄／启示录 (qǐshìlù)

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