起筷

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	chopstick
trad. (起筷)		起	筷
simp. ^#(起筷)		起	筷

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² faai³, hei² faai^3-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² faai³, hei² faai^3-2
  - Yale: héi faai, héi fáai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² faai³, hei² faai^3-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² fai³, héi² fai^3-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/, /hei̯³⁵ faːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

Verb

起筷

(Cantonese, polite) to start eating

Synonyms

出箸 (Hokkien)
動筷／动筷 (dòngkuài)
開始用餐／开始用餐 (kāishǐ yòngcān)
開飯／开饭 (kāifàn)
開餐／开餐 (hoi¹ caan¹) (Cantonese)

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