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-siak / khì-sek / khì-sit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki³ sêg⁴

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• 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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  • (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:

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• 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:

      edit edit 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: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
    • Tâi-lô: khì-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
    • Tâi-lô: khì-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
  • (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

1. breath (Classifier: 口; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
2. smell; odour (Classifier: 種／种; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
3. flavour
4. style; appeal
5. 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”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		氣息, 臭味, 氣
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	味兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	味味子, 味味兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	味道
	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
	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

Derived terms

• 氣息奄奄／气息奄奄 (qìxīyānyān)