啟示

See also: 启示, and 啓示

Chinese

		to open; to start	to show; reveal
trad. (啟示/啓示)		啟/啓	示
simp. (启示)		启	示

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kai² si⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khé-sī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki² si⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
    • Yale: chǐ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 乞士 啟事／启事 啟示／启示 綺室／绮室 豈是／岂是 起事 起勢／起势 起士 起誓

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kai² si⁶
    • Yale: kái sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kai² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kei² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³⁵ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 啟事／启事 啟示／启示

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khé-sī
    • Tâi-lô: khé-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qefsi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki² si⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí sī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ si¹¹/

Verb

啟示

1. (transitive) to inspire; to enlighten; to reveal; to provide with insight

Synonyms

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• 啟導／启导 (qǐdǎo) (literary)
• 啟發／启发 (qǐfā)
• 啟迪／启迪 (qǐdí) (formal)
• 開導／开导 (kāidǎo)
• 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)

 

Noun

啟示

1. inspiration; enlightenment; revelation; insight; implications
2. Misspelling of 啟事／启事 (qǐshì).

Derived terms

• 啟示錄／启示录 (qǐshìlù)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (啟示):

• → Japanese: 啓(けい)示(じ) (keiji)
• → Korean: 계시(啓示) (gyesi)