起鼓

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (起鼓)		起	鼓
simp. #(起鼓)		起	鼓
anagram		鼓起

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khí-kó͘

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ki² geu²

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-kó͘
    • Tâi-lô: khí-kóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: ki² geu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi³¹ kɛu³¹/

Verb

起鼓

1. (Hokkien) to sound the gong and the drums at the start of a play
2. (Leizhou Min) to beat the drums at the start of a wedding or funeral ceremonies of rich families, together with playing of music before one does the ceremonial kneeling and kowtowing

Synonyms

• (to sound the gong and the drums): 開鑼／开锣 (kāiluó)