鑊氣
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Chinese
| boiler or cauldron | gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鑊氣) | 鑊 | 氣 | |
| simp. (镬气) | 镬 | 气 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huòcì
- Wade–Giles: huo4-chʻi4
- Yale: hwò-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohchih
- Palladius: хоци (xoci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wok6 hei3
- Yale: wohk hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: wok9 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: wog6 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːk̚² hei̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: vok4 hei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /vɔk̚²¹ hei³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
鑊氣
- (chiefly Cantonese) the flavour imparted by cooking food in a wok; wok hei
- (Cantonese) possibility or tendency to become problematic
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: wok hei