氣息

See also: 气息

Chinese

		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (氣息)		氣	息
simp. (气息)		气	息

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qìxī, qìxí
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-sit
Min Nan (POJ): khì-siak / khì-sek / khì-sit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: qìxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    憩息
    氣息／气息
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: qìxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    憩息
    氣息／气息
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: hei³ sik¹
  - Yale: hei sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi³ xig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    器識／器识
    憩息
    氣息／气息
    氣色／气色
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi xid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ xid⁵
  - IPA: /hi⁵⁵ ɕit̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
  - Tâi-lô: khì-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
  - Tâi-lô: khì-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sit
  - Tâi-lô: khì-sit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiesid
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɕit̚³²/

Noun

氣息

breath
smell; odour
flavour
style; appeal
spirit
時代氣息 / 时代气息 ― shídài qìxī ― spirit of the times

Synonyms

(smell): 氣味／气味 (qìwèi)

Derived terms

氣息奄奄／气息奄奄