粵

起hei2事si6

hei2 si6qǐ shìinferred

English

  1. to start an armed struggle; to rise in rebellion;to revolt

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用武力推翻政權

Examples

  • 這起事件使他一舉成名。

    That incident made him famous.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她一年碰上了兩起事故。

    She had two accidents within a year.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 详细叙述一下这起事故吧。

    Describe that accident in detail.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 你真的看到了這起事故嗎?

    Did you actually see the accident?

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我还留着那起事故的伤疤。

    I'll still have a scar from that accident.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 道路结冰导致了很多起事故。

    Many accidents resulted from the icy conditions of the road.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 因為嗰陣時政治好差,結果法國的人民就起事。

    Because politics was very bad at that time, and as a result, the people of France revolted.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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