冷氣

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See also: 冷气

Chinese

		cold	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (冷氣)		冷	氣
simp. (冷气)		冷	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lěngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ hei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lâng-hi

(Hailu, HRS): lang^ˋ hi^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): léng-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): nên² ki³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lěngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lěngcì
  - Wade–Giles: lêng³-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: lěng-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengchih
  - Palladius: лэнци (lɛnci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laang⁵ hei³
  - Yale: láahng hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lâng-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: lang^ˊ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lang¹ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lang^ˋ hi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /laŋ⁵³ hi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: líng-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngqix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /leŋ⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nên² ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: néⁿ khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi²¹³/

Noun

冷氣

cold air; cold breeze
air conditioning; cold air from an air conditioner
冷氣開放／冷气开放 ― laang⁵ hei³ hoi¹ fong³ ― air-conditioned

走冷氣／走冷气 ― zau² laang⁵ hei³ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(regional) air conditioner
Synonym: 空調 / 空调 (kōngtiáo)

部冷氣壞咗。
部冷气坏咗。
bou⁶ laang⁵ hei³ waai⁶ zo².
The AC is out of order.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 空調 (“air conditioning”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		空調
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	空調
	Taiwan	冷氣
	Malaysia	冷氣
	Singapore	冷氣
Cantonese	Guangzhou	空調
	Hong Kong	冷氣
	Dongguan	冷氣
	Singapore (Guangfu)	冷氣
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	冷氣
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	冷氣
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	冷氣
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	冷氣
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	冷氣
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	冷氣
	Kuching (Hepo)	冷氣
Southern Min	Xiamen	空調
	Quanzhou	空調
	Zhangzhou	空調
	Tainan	冷氣
	Penang (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Manila (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Chaozhou	空調
	Singapore (Teochew)	冷氣
	Wenchang	空調
Wu	Shanghai	空調

Derived terms

Adjective

冷氣

(Southern Min, of the weather) cold

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	氣
れい Grade: 4	き Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

冷(れい)氣(き) • (reiki)

Kyūjitai form of 冷気: cold; chill; cold air

Korean

Hanja in this term
冷	氣

Noun

冷氣 • (naenggi) (hangeul 냉기)

hanja form^? of 냉기 (“chilly air; chill”)

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