起手

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ki2 ciu2
POJ: khí-tshiú
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to begin; to set about, to put one's hand to something
起手, 開始

The same Teochew reading covers a verb block with several senses (some dialect-tagged) plus a separate adverb sense ('at first'), so which sense/POS is primary in Teochew is unclear.

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