起機

Chinese
to rise; to raise; to get up machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (起機) 起 機
simp. (起机) 起 机

Pronunciation

Verb

起⫽機 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, of aircraft) to takeoff
  2. (Cantonese, colloquial) to have an erection
  3. (Cantonese, aeroplane chess) to move a piece from the start tile

Synonyms
  • (to takeoff): 起飛／起飞 (qǐfēi)
  • (to have an erection):
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 勃起
Mandarin Taiwan 勃起
Chengdu 雄起
Malaysia 硬
Singapore 硬
Cantonese Hong Kong 扯旗, 扯, 起機, 偷柴
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 起磅
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 硬起來
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 硬
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 𫞻起來
Jin Xinzhou 起陽兒
Southern Min Zhangzhou 起雞
Zhao'an 翹
Kaohsiung 起磅
Haifeng 拍飛機
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