習氣
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See also: 习气
Chinese
| to practise; to study; habit | gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (習氣) | 習 | 氣 | |
| simp. (习气) | 习 | 气 | |
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā). (Dassanayake (2021))
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sícì
- Wade–Giles: hsi2-chʻi4
- Yale: syí-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyichih
- Palladius: сици (sici)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- Homophones:
習氣／习气
錫器／锡器
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaap6 hei3
- Yale: jaahp hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap9 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: zab6 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːp̚² hei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
習氣
Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“習氣” in 佛學大辭典 .
