嘎斯

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Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (嘎斯)		嘎	斯

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch gas, via Japanese 瓦斯(ガス) (gasu), Uyghur گاز (gaz, “gas”) or Russian газ (gaz, “gas”). Compare 瓦斯 (wǎsī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gási, gāsi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ, ㄍㄚ ˙ㄙ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gási
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gási̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ka²-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: gá-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gar.sy
  - Palladius: гасы (gasy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä³⁵ sz̩³/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gasi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ka¹-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: gā-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga.sy
  - Palladius: гасы (gasy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵ sz̩²/

Noun

嘎斯

(Jiaoliao, Lanyin, Central Plains and Northeastern Mandarin) fuel gas

Derived terms

嘎斯燈 / 嘎斯灯
嘎斯罐 (gásīguàn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ГАЗ (GAZ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gásī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˊ ㄙ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gásī → gási (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˊ ㄙ → ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gási̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ka²-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: gá-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gar.sy
  - Palladius: гасы (gasy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ → /kä³⁵ sz̩³/

Proper noun

嘎斯

GAZ (Russian automotive manufacturer)

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