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啟發

啟發

See also: 启发

Chinese

		to open; to start	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
trad. (啟發/啓發)		啟/啓	發
simp. (启发)		启	发

Verb

啟發

to enlighten
to inspire; to stimulate

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐfā

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² faat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khí-fat
Min Nan (POJ): khé-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐfā
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiifa
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kai² faat³
  - Yale: kái faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai² faat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ fɑːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khí-fat
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki` fad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki³ fad⁵
  - IPA: /kʰi³¹ fat̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: khé-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qefhoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/