嬌氣

嬌氣

See also: 娇气

Chinese

		lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (嬌氣)		嬌	氣
simp. (娇气)		娇	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu¹ hei³
• Min Nan (POJ): kiau-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoqì → jiāoqi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄐㄧㄠ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoci̊
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-chʻi⁵
    • Yale: jyāu-chi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau.chih
    • Palladius: цзяоци (czjaoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: giu¹ hei³
    • Yale: gīu hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu¹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu¹ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 嬌氣／娇气 驕氣／骄气

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau-khì
    • Tâi-lô: kiau-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiau'qix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau³³ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

Adjective

嬌氣

1. (of a person) weak (in mind or physique); fragile; delicate; squeamish; finicky
2. (of an object) easily broken; easily damaged; fragile; breakable; delicate
3. (of a flower) difficult to cultivate

Synonyms

• (easily broken): 易碎 (yìsuì)

Noun

嬌氣

1. weakness (of character, attitude, etc.); fragility