志氣

志氣

See also: 志气

Chinese

		the will	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (志氣)		志	氣
simp. (志气)		志	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ hei³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chì-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi³ ki³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìqì → zhìqi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄓˋ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhci̊
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chʻi⁵
    • Yale: jr̀-chi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh.chih
    • Palladius: чжици (čžici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ hei³
    • Yale: ji hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ hei̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie'qix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi³ ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsì khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi²¹³/

Noun

志氣

1. aspiration; ambition; spirit; backbone; resolve

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 志氣

心志 (xīnzhì) 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary) 志事 (zhìshì) (literary) 志向 (zhìxiàng) 理想 (lǐxiǎng) 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition) 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions) 夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary) 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng) 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary) 抱負／抱负 (bàofù) 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power) 職志／职志 (zhízhì)

Derived terms

長他人志氣，滅自己威風／长他人志气，灭自己威风 (zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng)