義氣

See also: 义气

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (義氣)		義	氣
simp. (义气)		义	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-hi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gī-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìqì → yìqi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄧˋ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìci̊
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-chʻi⁵
    • Yale: yì-chi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.chih
    • Palladius: ици (ici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ hei³
    • Yale: yih hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ hi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-khì
    • Tâi-lô: gī-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

Noun

義氣

1. spirit of loyalty (brotherhood) and self-sacrifice

   講義氣／讲义气  ―  jiǎng yìqì  ―  to obey ethics of brotherhood

   • 雲長義氣深重，必不肯降。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     云长义气深重，必不肯降。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Yúncháng yìqì shēnzhòng, bì bùkěn xiáng. [Pinyin]

     Yunchang's sense of right is too solid to surrender.

Adjective

義氣

1. loyal; having brotherhood