氣息

See also: 气息

Chinese

		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (氣息)		氣	息
simp. (气息)		气	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìxī, qìxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ sik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-sit
• Min Nan (POJ): khì-siak / khì-sek / khì-sit

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Pinyin: qìxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìsi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Pinyin: qìxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìsí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: hei³ sik¹
    • Yale: hei sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 器識／器识 憩息 氣息／气息 氣色／气色

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi xid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ ɕit̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
    • Tâi-lô: khì-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
    • Tâi-lô: khì-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sit
    • Tâi-lô: khì-sit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiesid
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɕit̚³²/

Noun

氣息

1. breath
2. smell; odour
3. flavour
4. style; appeal
5. spirit

   時代氣息 / 时代气息  ―  shídài qìxī  ―  spirit of the times

Synonyms

• (smell): 氣味／气味 (qìwèi)

Derived terms

• 氣息奄奄／气息奄奄