<p>Yes and no.</p>

<p>If you check out <a href="https://www.moedict.tw/~%E4%BC%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Liang'an</a> you'll see it mentions:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>qì</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[陸] qǐ</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So basically what that tells us is: Mainland (i.e.: PRC) is qǐ, while Taiwan is qì.</p>

<p>It's a regional -or- topolectical thing, rather than a character with different pronunciations at different times.</p>

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2020-01-29T15:11:57.393Z
Thank you! It is interesting that there are several characters that are pronounced differently in PRC and ROC.
Zuriel
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<p>It seems that different online dictionaries gave me different answers:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/q2p2L.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/q2p2L.png" alt="Here it reads" /></a></p>
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<p>Is 企 a heteronym?</p>

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Should 企 be pronunciated as ㄑㄧˋ or ㄑㄧˇ?
# Should 企 be pronunciated as ㄑㄧˋ or ㄑㄧˇ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-16)

It seems that different online dictionaries gave me different answers:

[![Here it reads](https://i.sstatic.net/q2p2L.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/q2p2L.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/y3fgL.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/y3fgL.png)

Is 企 a heteronym?

**Tags:** pronunciation


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes and no.

If you check out [Liang'an](https://www.moedict.tw/~%E4%BC%81) you'll see it mentions:

> qì

and

> [陸] qǐ

So basically what that tells us is: Mainland (i.e.: PRC) is qǐ, while Taiwan is qì.

It's a regional -or- topolectical thing, rather than a character with different pronunciations at different times.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you! It is interesting that there are several characters that are pronounced differently in PRC and ROC.  

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