Min Nan

Preposition

chū...khai-sí ‎(POJ, traditional 自……開始, simplified 自……开始)

1. from ... on; from; starting; starting from
   • 2006: anon., zh-min-nan:w:Tang-kiaⁿ

     自彼陣開始，天皇都攏帶遐，東京每綴扵成做日本的府城 (trad.)

     自彼阵开始，天皇都拢带遐，东京每缀扵成做日本的府城 (simp.)

     Chū hit-chūn khai-sí, Thian-hông tō lóng tòa hia, Tang-kiaⁿ mā tòe leh chiâⁿ-chò Ji̍t-pún ê hú-siâⁿ.

     From that time on, the emperors all lived there. Accordingly, Tokyo also became the seat of government for Japan.

Usage notes

• a common sentence pattern

Synonyms

• trad. 對……起, simpl. 对……起 (tùi...khí or ùi...khí)

See also

• (Mandarin) trad. 從……起, simpl. 从……起 (cóng...qǐ)