空氣
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Chinese
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (空氣) | 空 | 氣 | |
| simp. (空气) | 空 | 气 | |
| alternative forms | 空炁 archaic | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hung1 hei3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khûng-hi
- Eastern Min (BUC): kŭng-ké
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1khon-chi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kongcì
- Wade–Giles: kʻung1-chʻi4
- Yale: kūng-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongchih
- Palladius: кунци (kunci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кунчи (kunči, I-III)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hung1 hei3
- Yale: hūng hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung1 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: hung1 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
- Homophones:
凶器
空氣／空气
胸器
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khûng-hi
- Hakka Romanization System: kungˊ hi
- Hagfa Pinyim: kung1 hi4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: kŭng-ké
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (kʰ-)ŋɛi²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: khuwng khj+jH
Noun
空氣
- (meteorology) air
- (Taoism) empty qi; pneuma
- (figurative) atmosphere; ambience; environment
- 但是近來的妥協空氣，反共聲浪，忽又甚囂塵上，又把全國人民打入悶葫蘆裡了。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Dànshì jìnlái de tuǒxié kōngqì, fǎngòng shēnglàng, hū yòu shènxiāochénshàng, yòu bǎ quánguó rénmín dǎrù mènhúlu lǐ le.
- Of late, however, the dust and din of compromise and anti-communism have once again filled the air, and once again the people are thrown into bewilderment.
但是近来的妥协空气，反共声浪，忽又甚嚣尘上，又把全国人民打入闷葫芦里了。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative) public opinion; information; rumour
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 壓縮空氣／压缩空气 (yāsuō kōngqì)
- 放空氣／放空气 (fàngkōngqì)
- 空氣傳染／空气传染 (kōngqì chuánrǎn)
- 空氣動力學／空气动力学 (kōngqì dònglìxué)
- 空氣壓縮機／空气压缩机
- 空氣機／空气机
- 空氣污染／空气污染 (kōngqì wūrǎn)
- 空氣浴／空气浴 (kōngqìyù)
- 空氣淨化器／空气净化器 (kōngqì jìnghuàqì)
- 空氣清新劑／空气清新剂 (kōngqì qīngxīnjì)
- 空氣濾清器／空气滤清器
- 空氣調節／空气调节
- 空氣調節機／空气调节机
- 空氣警報／空气警报
- 空氣軸承／空气轴承
- 空氣錘／空气锤
- 空氣鎗／空气枪
- 空氣閥／空气阀
- 空氣阻力／空气阻力
- 空調／空调 (kōngtiáo)
- 讀空氣／读空气 (dú kōngqì)
- 飽和空氣／饱和空气
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang-khùi
- Tâi-lô: khang-khuì
- Phofsit Daibuun: qangquix
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaŋ³³ kʰui⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰui¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰui²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
空氣
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 空 | 氣 |
| くう Grade: 1 |
き Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
- Kyūjitai form of 空気: air, atmosphere; atmosphere, mood
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 空 | 氣 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 空 | 氣 |
Noun
空氣