揭竿而起

Chinese

		lift off (a cover); divulge	pole	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (揭竿而起)		揭	竿	而	起
simp. #(揭竿而起)		揭	竿	而	起
Literally: “raise up a pole and rise”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēgān'érqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄍㄢ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēgān'érqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄍㄢ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiegan-ércǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-kan¹-êrh²-chʻi³
    • Yale: jyē-gān-ér-chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieganerlchii
    • Palladius: цзеганьэрци (czeganʹerci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kit³ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²
    • Yale: kit gōn yìh héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ gon¹ ji⁴ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kid³ gon¹ yi⁴ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²¹ hei̯³⁵/

Idiom

揭竿而起

1. (figurative) to rise in revolt