言いい出だす

いいだす iidasu

to start talking
to speak
to tell
to propose
to suggest
to break the ice

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

提出来；开始说

Examples

Furigana

これはだれかの言いい出だしたことかい。
Was this somebody else's idea?
这是谁提出来的？
Tatoeba #218583
そんな事こと言いい出だすとは思おもわなかったよ。
I didn't expect that to come from you.
没想到你会说出那样的话。
Tatoeba #204102

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f90c31a922'); // 言い出す

{
  "id": "f90c31a922",
  "word": "言い出す",
  "reading": "いいだす",
  "romaji": "iidasu",
  "meanings": [
    "to start talking",
    "to speak",
    "to tell",
    "to propose",
    "to suggest",
    "to break the ice"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1264080,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これはだれかの言い出したことかい。",
      "furigana": "これはだれかの{言|い}い{出|だ}したことかい。",
      "en": "Was this somebody else's idea?",
      "tatoeba_id": 218583
    },
    {
      "ja": "そんな事言い出すとは思わなかったよ。",
      "furigana": "そんな{事|こと}{言|い}い{出|だ}すとは{思|おも}わなかったよ。",
      "en": "I didn't expect that to come from you.",
      "tatoeba_id": 204102
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1df2e771340d55d536e31d302d064dfe58a901d3584d80094471986d745e0531",
    "meanings": [
      "提出来",
      "开始说"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これはだれかの言い出したことかい。",
        "zh": "这是谁提出来的？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "そんな事言い出すとは思わなかったよ。",
        "zh": "没想到你会说出那样的话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/f90c31a922",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1264080; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "990d0b74f3b9161c986e2896eeaa8e93e9a089ae0f485f31b620d3482edde78a"
  }
}