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起
童
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Jyutping
hei2 tung4
Pinyin
qǐ tóng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Singapore, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen
to be possessed by spiritual entities and start dancing and prophesying (of a spirit medium)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
这张照片让我想起童年的快乐时光。
這張照片讓我想起童年的快樂時光。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ tóng nián de kuài lè shí guāng 。
This photograph reminds me of enjoyable times when I was a child.
Mandarin
那首歌总是让我忆起童年。
那首歌總是讓我憶起童年。
nà shǒu gē zǒng shì ràng wǒ yì qǐ tóng nián 。
That song always reminds me of my childhood.
Mandarin
有些气味可以轻易地唤起童年的回忆。
有些氣味可以輕易地喚起童年的回憶。
yǒu xiē qì wèi kě yǐ qīng yì dì huàn qǐ tóng nián de huí yì 。
Certain smells can easily trigger childhood memories.
Mandarin
在怀念旧日时光的时刻,我们可能往往想起童年像是有著几乎完整幸福的一段时期。
在懷念舊日時光的時刻,我們可能往往想起童年像是有著幾乎完整幸福的一段時期。
zài huái niàn jiù rì shí guāng de shí kè , wǒ men kě néng wǎng wǎng xiǎng qǐ tóng nián xiàng shì yǒu zhù jǐ hū wán zhěng xìng fú de yī duàn shí qī 。
In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
每次返乡下都令我记起童年嘅生活。
每次返鄉下都令我記起童年嘅生活。
mui5 ci3 faan1 hoeng1 haa2 dou1 ling6 ngo5 gei3 hei2 tung4 nin4 ge3 saang1 wut6.
Every time when I get back to the place that I grew up in, I recall my happy childhood memories.