吸氣

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (吸氣)		吸	氣
simp. (吸气)		吸	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ hei³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khip-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sicì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: syī-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichih
    • Palladius: сици (sici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap¹ hei³
    • Yale: kāp hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ hei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-khì
    • Tâi-lô: khip-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qipqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

Verb

吸⫽氣 (verb-object)

1. to inhale; to breathe in

Synonyms

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• 呼吸 (hūxī)
• 呼氣 / 呼气 (hūqì, “to exhale”)
• 喘氣 / 喘气 (chuǎnqì, “to pant or, in Hokkien, to breathe”)
• 嗍氣 / 嗍气 (“to inhale”) (Taishanese)
• 透氣 / 透气 (tòuqì, “to breathe in fresh air”)

 

Derived terms

• 吸氣音 / 吸气音