發軔 [发轫]

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Pinyin fā rèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to set (sth) afoot
  2. to initiate
  3. beginning
  4. origin
  5. commencement
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to start
    (syn.) 肇始, 发端, 起手, 起头, 伊始, 開始, 起頭, 萌, 開首, 發端, 權輿, 开始, 肇端, 开首, 起始, 权舆
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发轫
    發軔
    fā rèn
    • to start (lit. to unblock the wheels)