起腳 [－脚]

Jyutping hei2 goek3
Pinyin qǐ jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (literally: to lift one's foot); to set off; to start a journey; to kick (someone)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    踢​人
    to kick somebody
  2. 動詞
    啓​程
    to set off on a trip; to go on a journey
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 起程
  2. 上路
  3. 動身 – 动身
  4. 出發 – 出发
  5. 開始動身 – 开始动身
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她踮起脚向他耳语，然后走了
    她踮起腳向他耳語，然後走了
    tā diǎn qǐ jiǎo xiàng tā ěr yǔ ， rán hòu zǒu le
    • She stood on tip-toe and whispered something in his ear, and then went away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我踮起脚先攞到书架上面本书。
    我踮起腳先攞到書架上面本書。
    ngo5 dim3 hei2 goek3 sin1 lo2 dou2 syu1 gaa2 soeng6 min6 bun2 syu1
    • I can only get that book on the bookshelf by standing on my tiptoe.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    踮起脚尖
    踮起腳尖
    diǎn qǐ jiǎo jiān
    • to stand on one's tiptoes