習氣

See also: 习气

Chinese

		to practise; to study; habit	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (習氣)		習	氣
simp. (习气)		习	气

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā). (Dassanayake (2021))

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ hei³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sícì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: syí-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyichih
    • Palladius: сици (sici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ hei³
    • Yale: jaahp hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² hei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-khì
    • Tâi-lô: si̍p-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sibqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sip̚⁴⁻³² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sip̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁴¹/

Noun

習氣

1. bad habit; bad practice

   官僚習氣／官僚习气  ―  guānliáo xíqì  ―  red tape

Synonyms

• 氣／气 (qì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (習氣):

• → Japanese: 習(しゅう)気(き) (shūki)
• → Korean: 습기(習氣) (seupgi)
• → Vietnamese: tập khí (習氣)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “習氣” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].