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Jyutping hin3
Pinyin xiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to lift (a lid)/to rock/to convulse/to stir up/to set up/to topple/to blow off/to overthrow

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Jyutping hin1
Pinyin xiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to lift (a lid)
  2. to rock
  3. to convulse
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to lift (a lid)/to rock/to convulse/to stir up/to set up/to topple/to blow off/to overthrow
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    揭起​;​打開
    to open; to lift up
    • 掀開本書
      掀开本书
      to open the book
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to raise; to lift (a cover, curtain, etc.)
  2. character
    to rock; to convulse
  3. character
    to expose; to reveal
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. lift, raise
  2. stir
  3. Cangjie Input
    QHLO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4481
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #941
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    微风在湖面上掀起了一丝丝涟漪。
    微風在湖面上掀起了一絲絲漣漪。
    wēi fēng zài hú miàn shàng xiān qǐ le yī sī sī lián yī 。
    • A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次国家队访港,势必掀起足球热潮。
    今次國家隊訪港,勢必掀起足球熱潮。
    • The visit of the national football team to Hong Kong this time will certainly set off a wave of football mania.
  2. Cantonese
    佢掀起块面纱,先知佢系男扮女装嘅。
    佢掀起塊面紗,先知佢係男扮女裝嘅。
    keoi5 hin1 hei2 faai3 min6 saa1, sin1 zi1 keoi5 hai6 naam4 baan6 neoi5 zong1 ge3
    • We didn't know he was actually a man who dressed like a woman until he lifted the veil.
  3. Cantonese
    掀开本书
    掀開本書
    • to open the book
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    掀起序幕
    掀起序幕
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    1965年,印尼爆发“九卅”反共事件,随后掀起排华浪潮,尤以亚齐地区为甚。
    1965年,印尼爆發“九卅”反共事件,隨後掀起排華浪潮,尤以亞齊地區為甚。
    1965 nián , yìn ní bào fā “ jiǔ - sà ” fǎn gòng shì jiàn , suí hòu xiān qǐ pái huá làng cháo , yóu yǐ yà qí dì qū wèi shèn .
    • In 1965, the "September 30" anticommunist event broke out in Indonesia, setting off an upsurge of driving out the Chinese, especially in Aceh.
  2. Mandarin
    自动掀盖的马桶盖
    自動掀蓋的馬桶蓋
    zì dòng xiān gài de mǎ tǒng gài
    • toilet seat that automatically flips
  3. Mandarin
    狂风骤雨可以掀翻小池塘
    狂風驟雨可以掀翻小池塘
    kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ kě yǐ xiān fān xiǎo chí táng
    • Heavy rain can flip over small ponds.