三八氣

Chinese

		: nosy; gossipy; impetuous : nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid; silly	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (三八氣)		三八	氣
simp. (三八气)		三八	气

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-pat-khùi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-pat-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: sam-pat-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sampatquix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

Adjective

三八氣

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous) Comedically refers to women who speak and behave irrationally
2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) flippant; frivolous; not serious

Noun

三八氣

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) silliness; frivolousness; frivolity; foolishness; irrationality
2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: fool

Synonyms

• 三八 (sānbā), 二百五 (èrbǎiwǔ), 十三點／十三点 (shísāndiǎn), 傻氣／傻气 (shǎqì), 八珍 (bāzhēn)