瓦斯

瓦斯

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (瓦斯)		瓦	斯

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 瓦 (ガ)斯 (ス) (gasu), from Dutch gas.

See also 嘎斯 (> 嘎斯罐).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˇ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngá-sṳ̂ / ka-sṳ́
• Min Nan (POJ): óa-su / óa-sir / óa-suh / gá-suh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǎsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄙ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woasy
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ si¹
    • Yale: ngáh sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ xi¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋäː¹³ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngá-sṳ̂ / ka-sṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: nga` sii´ / ga sii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nga³ si¹ / ga⁴ si³
    • IPA: /ŋa³¹ sɨ²⁴/, /ka⁵⁵ sɨ³¹/

Note: ka-sṳ́ - from Japanese pronunciation.

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, dated in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-su
    • Tâi-lô: uá-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oafsw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-sir
    • Tâi-lô: uá-sir
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ua⁵³⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: rare in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-suh
    • Tâi-lô: uá-suh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oafsuq
    • IPA (Taipei): /ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Magong, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gá-suh
    • Tâi-lô: gá-suh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gafsuq
    • IPA (Taipei): /ga⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ga⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/

Note: gá-suh - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

瓦斯

1. fuel gas; gas (in mining or the military)

Derived terms

催淚瓦斯／催泪瓦斯 天然瓦斯 毒瓦斯 液化瓦斯 液體瓦斯／液体瓦斯

瓦斯中毒 瓦斯彈／瓦斯弹 瓦斯槍／瓦斯枪 瓦斯爐／瓦斯炉 瓦斯車／瓦斯车

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓦	斯
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō
Irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 瓦斯 – see the following entry at ガス.

ガス【瓦斯】 [noun]natural gas [noun]gas [noun]a dense thick fog

(This term, 瓦斯, is a kanji spelling of ガス.)

Usage notes

This kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).