鑊氣

Chinese

		boiler or cauldron	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (鑊氣)		鑊	氣
simp. (镬气)		镬	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huòqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wok⁶ hei³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): vok⁴ hei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huòqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huòcì
    • Wade–Giles: huo⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: hwò-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohchih
    • Palladius: хоци (xoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wok⁶ hei³
    • Yale: wohk hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wok⁹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wog⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːk̚² hei̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: vok⁴ hei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɔk̚²¹ hei³³/

Noun

鑊氣

1. (chiefly Cantonese) the flavour imparted by cooking food in a wok; wok hei
2. (Cantonese) possibility or tendency to become problematic

Synonyms

• (wok hei): 鍋氣／锅气 (guōqì)

Descendants

• → English: wok hei