起磅
Chinese
| to rise; to raise; to get up | a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale; weigh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (起磅) | 起 | 磅 | |
| simp. #(起磅) | 起 | 磅 | |
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-pang
- Hakka Romanization System: hiˋ bang
- Hagfa Pinyim: hi3 bang4
- Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ paŋ⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-pōng
- Tâi-lô: khí-pōng
- Phofsit Daibuun: qy'pong
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
起磅
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, of a steelyard, the needle of a meter, etc.) to move (up) in response to weight, speed, etc.
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, of a machine) to start up; to start moving
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, of an activity, project, etc.) to start up; to begin
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick up; to become more interesting
- (Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, humorous) to have an erection; to be erect
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 勃起 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 勃起 |
| Malaysia | 硬 | |
| Singapore | 硬 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雄起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扯旗, 扯, 硬, 起機, 偷柴 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起磅 |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 硬起來 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 硬 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𫞻起來 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 起陽兒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起雞 |
| Zhao'an | 翹 | |
| Kaohsiung | 起磅 | |
| Haifeng | 拍飛機 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 興陽 |
| Xianyou | 舉支 | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “起磅”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.