氣息

See also: 气息

Chinese

		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone 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
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khì-sek / khùi-sek / khì-siak / khì-sit

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki³ sêg⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìsi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-hsi¹
  - Yale: chì-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshi
  - Palladius: циси (cisi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    憩息
    氣息 / 气息
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìsí
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-hsi²
  - Yale: chì-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyi
  - Palladius: циси (cisi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    憩息
    氣息 / 气息
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei³ sik¹
  - Yale: hei sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi³ xig¹
  - Sinological 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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi xid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ xid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ sit̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
  - Tâi-lô: khì-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khùi-sek
  - Tâi-lô: khuì-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quieseg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
  - Tâi-lô: khì-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sit
  - Tâi-lô: khì-sit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiesid
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki³ sêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khì sek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

Noun

氣息

breath (Classifier: 口; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
smell; odour (Classifier: 種／种; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
flavour
style; appeal
spirit
時代氣息／时代气息 ― shídài qìxī ― spirit of the times

Synonyms

(breath): 氣／气 (qì)
(smell):

Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		氣息, 臭味, 氣
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	味
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	味兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	味味子, 味味兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	味道
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	味道, 氣味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	𡃴
	Yangjiang	味, 𡃴
Gan	Nanchang	氣味
Hakka	Meixian	味道, 氣味
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味道, 氣味
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味道, 氣味
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味道, 氣味
	Hong Kong	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味氣
Northern Min	Jian'ou	味道, 氣色
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	味
Southern Min	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味, 味素, 峇羽
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
Wu	Suzhou	味道, 氣味
Wu	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
Xiang	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

Derived terms

氣息奄奄 / 气息奄奄 (qìxīyānyān)

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