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Jyutping gyun2 hei2
Pinyin juǎn qǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to roll up
  2. to curl up
  3. (of dust etc) to swirl up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令​事情​發生
    to cause
    • 捲起一場政治動蕩
      卷起一场政治动荡
      to cause a political storm
  2. 近義詞
    引起
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to roll up
    (syn.) 挽
    • 捲起袖子
      卷起袖子
      juǎn qǐ xiù zi
      to roll up one's sleeves
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    卷起你右边的袖子。
    捲起你右邊的袖子。
    juǎn qǐ nǐ yòu bian de xiù zi 。
    • Roll up your right sleeve.
  2. Mandarin
    我卷起袖子。
    我捲起袖子。
    wǒ juǎn qǐ xiù zi 。
    • I got down to work.
  3. Mandarin
    汤姆卷起了他的裤腿,好让人看到他鲜红色的袜子。
    湯姆捲起了他的褲腿,好讓人看到他鮮紅色的襪子。
    tāng mǔ juǎn qǐ le tā de kù tuǐ , hǎo ràng rén kàn dào tā xiān hóng sè de wà zi 。
    • Tom rolled up his pant legs so people could see his bright red socks.
    • Tom rolled up his trouser legs, making his bright red socks visible.
  4. Mandarin
    卷起你的袖子。
    捲起你的袖子。
    juǎn qǐ nǐ de xiù zi 。
    • Roll up your sleeves.
    • Roll up your sleeve.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    卷起衫袖
    捲起衫袖
    gyun2 hei2 saam1 zau6
    • to roll up sleeves
  2. Cantonese
    暴雨骤至,海面又卷起白头浪。
    暴雨驟至,海面又捲起白頭浪。
    bou6 jyu5 zaau6 zi3, hoi2 min6 jau6 gyun2 hei2 baak6 tau4 long6.
    • The storm came abruptly while waves broke.
  3. Cantonese
    卷起只袖
    捲起隻袖
    gyun2 hei2 zek3 zau6
    • to roll up one's sleeves
  4. Cantonese
    卷起一场政治动荡
    捲起一場政治動蕩
    • to cause a political storm
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    卷起袖子
    捲起袖子
    juǎn qǐ xiù zi
    • to roll up one's sleeves