# 起來
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qǐlái
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): челэ (či͡əle, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hei$^2$ loi$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-lòi
* Jin (Wiktionary): qi$^2$ lai$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khí--lâi / khiai
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^2$ lai$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$chi-le
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qǐlái → qǐlai (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ → ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǐlåi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^3$-lai$^5$
*** Yale: chǐ-lai
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chii.lai
*** Palladius: цилай (cilaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴ laɪ̯⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: челэ (či͡əle, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiə⁵¹ lɛ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^2$ loi$^4$
*** Yale: héi lòih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^2$ loi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^2$ loi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-lòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˋ$ loi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^3$ loi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ loi̯¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qi$^2$ lai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ lai¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí--lâi / khiai
*** Tâi-lô: khí--lâi / khiai
* 起 is in the citation tone and 來 is toneless when 起來 is at the end of a phrase;
* both 起 and 來 are toneless as a complement;
* both 起 and 來 undergo tone sandhi when the 起來 is not at the end of a phrase;
* khiai - contraction.

### Verb

起⫽來 (verb-complement)
* to rise up; to get up
** 1935, “義勇軍進行曲 [March of the Volunteers]”, 田漢 [Tian Han] (lyrics):
       Qǐlái! Bùyuàn zuò núlì de rénmen! [Pinyin]
       Arise! those who will not be slaves!
* to get up; to get out of bed
* placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
    忙起來／忙起来 ― máng qǐlai ― to get busy
    熱起來／热起来 ― rè qǐlai ― to get hot
    好起來／好起来 ― hǎo qǐlai ― to get better
    發展起來／发展起来 ― fāzhǎn qǐlai ― to begin to develop
    突然哭起來／突然哭起来 ― tūrán kū qǐlai ― to burst into tears
* placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
       Zhè zhǔyì tīng qǐlai bùcuò. [Pinyin]
       That sounds like a good idea.
       Tā kàn qǐlai hěn yǒu huólì. [Pinyin]
       He looks very energetic.
* (Southern Min) to go up
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to go north

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 起床, 起來, 起身 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 起床, 起來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 起床, 起來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 起床, 起來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 起床, 起來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 起床, 起床 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 起床, 起來, 起身 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 起床, 起身 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 起來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 起床, 起來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 起來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 起床, 起來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 起來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 起床 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 起來 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 起來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 起床, 起來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 起來, 起 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 起來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 起來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 起床 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 起床, 起, 起來 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 起, 起來, 起床 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 起床, 起來 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 起床, 起來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 爬起來, 起床, 起來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 起床, 起來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 起床, 起身, 起去 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 起來, 起床, 扒起來, 扒起 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 起床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 起來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 起來, 起身 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 爬起 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 起床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 爬起, 起床 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 起床 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 爬起來, 起來, 起床 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 起床, 起來 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 起來 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 起來 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 起身, 起床 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 爬起身 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 起身 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 下床 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 起身 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 起來, 起床 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 條起 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 起頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 䟘床, 䟘身, 起身 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 起身 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 起床 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 䟘起 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 起床, 條起 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 條起 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 䟘床 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 跆起 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 起床, 起來 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 䟘身 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 䟘身 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爬才 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 起床, 起來 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 起床, 起 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 起 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 起來 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 趉, 爬起 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 起來, 起床 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 起來, 起床 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起來, 起床 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 起來 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 起床 GT, 起來 GT |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 起床 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 起來 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 起來 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 走起 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 起床, 起身, 走起, 起來 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 走起 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 走起 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 走醒, 走起 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 起身 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 走起 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 走起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 起來, 走起 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 起床 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 起床 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 加起, 爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蹻爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蹻爬起 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蹻爬起 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 頭起 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 起床 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 䟿起來, 爬起來, 起來 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 𨂝出來 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 起來 |
| Wu | Danyang | 起床, 起來 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 爬起來 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 爬起來, 爬起, 走起來, 走起 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 爬起, 爬起來 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 爬起 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 爬挈來, 爬挈 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 起床 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 起去, 起來, 起床 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 全世界無產者，聯合起來 / 全世界无产者，联合起来 (quánshìjiè wúchǎnzhě, liánhé qǐlái)
* 看起來 / 看起来 (kànqilai)
* 站起來 / 站起来 (zhàn qǐlai)
* 聽起來 / 听起来 (tīngqǐlai)

### Further reading

* “Entry #6740”, 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.