小氣

小氣

See also: 小气

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (小氣)		小	氣
simp. (小气)		小	气
variant forms		小器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-hi
• Min Nan (POJ): siáu-khì / sió-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: xiǎoqì → xiǎoqi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau.chih
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 小憩 小氣／小气

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: siu² hei³
    • Yale: síu hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² héi³
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 小戲／小戏 小氣／小气

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu` hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ hi⁴
    • IPA: /seu̯³¹ hi⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-khì
    • Tâi-lô: siáu-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'qix
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-khì
    • Tâi-lô: sió-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'qix
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

Adjective

小氣

1. stingy; miserly
2. narrow-minded; petty

Synonyms

• (stingy):

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Synonyms of 小氣

㾀屎 (Min Nan) 㾀屎庀 (Min Nan) 凍霜／冻霜 (Min Nan) 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè) 孤寒 (Cantonese, Hakka) 小鄙臉／小鄙脸 (Min Nan) 小鬼臉／小鬼脸 (Min Nan) 捻𡳞 (Min Nan) 捻 (niǎn) (Min Nan) 摳／抠 (kōu) 摳門／抠门 (kōumén) 攝屎／摄屎 (Min Nan) 枵鬼 (Min Nan) 桶庀 (Min Nan) 毛絲／毛丝 (Min Nan) 澀／涩 (sè) (Min Nan)

無量／无量 (wúliàng) (Min Nan) 牛螕 (Min Nan) 蟯鬼／蛲鬼 (Min Nan) 袂做人 (Min Nan) 譴相／谴相 (Min Nan) 貓𡳞／猫𡳞 (Min Nan) 貓／猫 (māo) (Min Nan) 貓潲／猫潲 (Min Nan) 貓神／猫神 (Min Nan) 鄙釐 (Min Nan) 雞孫／鸡孙 (Min Nan) 鹹／咸 (xián) (Min Nan) 鹹掛嗇／咸挂啬 (Min Nan) 鹹澀／咸涩 (xiánsè) (Min Nan) 鹹澀韌／咸涩韧 (Min Nan) 齧察／啮察 (Hakka)

Antonyms

• (stingy): 大方 (dàfāng)

Derived terms

小氣鬼／小气鬼 (xiǎoqìguǐ)