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企
Mandarin · pinyin qǐ
Meanings
- (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to
- (bound form) company; firm; enterprise; corporation (abbr. for 企業 qǐ yè)
- Taiwan pr. qì
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- 企
- qǐ · plan a project; stand on tiptoe
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Mandarin tones
3 · qi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
kei2 · kei5
Cantonese word readings for 企. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stand on one's tiptoes
- (Cantonese, Hakka) to stand
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to expect anxiously
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to plan
- (chiefly in compounds) short for 企業／企业 (qǐyè, “enterprise”)
- a surname
- (Shanghainese) straight; steep
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese) used in 屋企 (“home”)
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