# 起訴
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qǐsù
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄙㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi$^3$ su$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hei$^2$ sou$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-su
* Jin (Wiktionary): qi$^2$ su$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khí-sò͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^2$ su$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qǐsù
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄙㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǐsù
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^3$-su$^4$
*** Yale: chǐ-sù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiisuh
*** Palladius: цису (cisu)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qi$^3$ su$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kisu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ su²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^2$ sou$^3$
*** Yale: héi sou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^2$ sou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^2$ sou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-su
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˋ$ su
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^3$ su$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ su⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qi$^2$ su$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ su⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sò͘
*** Tâi-lô: khí-sòo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qysox
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^2$ su$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí sù
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ su²¹³/

### Verb

起訴
* to indict; to prosecute; to bring a case against; to sue
    撤回起訴／撤回起诉 ― chèhuí qǐsù ― to withdraw charges

#### Synonyms

* 告
* 告狀／告状 (gàozhuàng)
* 告訴／告诉 (gàosù)
* 打官司
* 指控 (zhǐkòng)
* 控告 (kònggào)
* 控訴／控诉 (kòngsù)
* 檢控／检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
* 爭訟／争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
* 訴訟／诉讼 (sùsòng)
* 訴追／诉追 (sùzhuī)
* 追訴／追诉 (zhuīsù)

#### Derived terms

* 共同起訴／共同起诉 (gòngtóng qǐsù)
* 起訴書／起诉书 (qǐsùshū)
* 起訴狀／起诉状 (qǐsùzhuàng)

#### See also

* 投訴／投诉 (tóusù)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 起 | 訴 |
| き Grade: 3 | そ Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

起(き)訴(そ) • (kiso)
* prosecution

### Verb

起(き)訴(そ)する • (kiso suru) suru (stem 起(き)訴(そ)し (kiso shi), past 起(き)訴(そ)した (kiso shita))
* to indict

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 起訴し | きそし | kiso shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 起訴し | きそし | kiso shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 起訴する | きそする | kiso suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 起訴する | きそする | kiso suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 起訴すれ | きそすれ | kiso sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 起訴せよ¹ 起訴しろ² | きそせよ¹ きそしろ² | kiso seyo¹ kiso shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 起訴される | きそされる | kiso sareru |
| Causative | 起訴させる 起訴さす | きそさせる きそさす | kiso saseru kiso sasu |
| Potential | 起訴できる | きそできる | kiso dekiru |
| Volitional | 起訴しよう | きそしよう | kiso shiyō |
| Negative | 起訴しない | きそしない | kiso shinai |
| Negative continuative | 起訴せず | きそせず | kiso sezu |
| Formal | 起訴します | きそします | kiso shimasu |
| Perfective | 起訴した | きそした | kiso shita |
| Conjunctive | 起訴して | きそして | kiso shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 起訴すれば | きそすれば | kiso sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||