氣候

氣候

See also: 気候 and 气候

Chinese

		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged	wait
trad. (氣候)		氣	候
simp. (气候)		气	候

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ hau⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khì-hiō / khì-hāu / khì-hō͘
• Wu (Wiktionary): qi hheu (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qìhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihhow
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei³ hau⁶
    • Yale: hei hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ heo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-hiō
    • Tâi-lô: khì-hiō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qie'hioi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-hāu
    • Tâi-lô: khì-hāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qie'hau
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ haʊ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ haʊ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ haʊ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khì-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qie'ho
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: qi hheu (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³³ ɦɜ⁴⁴/

Noun

氣候

1. climate (an area's typical weather pattern) (Classifier: 種／种 m)

   氣候變化 / 气候变化  ―  qìhòu biànhuà  ―  climate change

2. climate (a particular situation) (Classifier: 種／种 m)

   政治氣候 / 政治气候  ―  zhèngzhì qìhòu  ―  political climate

3. (literary) the twenty-four solar terms and 72 pentads
4. (literary, figuratively) season (of the year)
5. (literary) weather
6. (literary, figuratively) prospects; accomplishments
7. (literary) style (of a painting, piece of calligraphy, etc.); tone; spirit; character
8. (literary) appearance and bearing (of a person)

Synonyms

• (season):

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季候 (jìhòu) (dialectal) 季節／季节 (jìjié) 時令／时令 (shílìng) 時節／时节 (shíjié)

歲時／岁时 (suìshí) 氣候／气候 (qìhòu) (literary) 節後／节后 (jiéhòu) (season and climate)

• (weather): 天氣／天气 (tiānqì)

Derived terms

古氣候／古气候 (gǔqìhòu) 氣候學／气候学 (qìhòuxué) 氣候控制／气候控制 (qìhòu kòngzhì) 氣候改變／气候改变 (qìhòu gǎibiàn)

氣候變化／气候变化 (qìhòu biànhuà) 氣候變遷／气候变迁 (qìhòu biànqiān) 氣候轉變／气候转变 (qìhòu zhuǎnbiàn)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
氣	候

Noun

氣候 • (gihu) (hangeul 기후)

1. Hanja form^? of 기후 (“climate”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
氣	候

Noun

氣候

1. Hán tự form of khí hậu (“climate”).