起氣

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (起氣)		起	氣
simp. (起气)		起	气

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-khùi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: khí-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'quix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

Verb

起氣

1. (Southern Min) to become rich or powerful from being poor or powerless

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 起勢／起势 (qǐshì)