規氣

Chinese

		compass; rule	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (規氣)		規	氣
simp. (规气)		规	气
alternative forms		歸氣／归气

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-khì

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-khì
    • Tâi-lô: kui-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'qix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

Adjective

規氣

1. (Hokkien) straightforward; clear-cut

Adverb

規氣

1. (Hokkien) might as well; simply; just

Synonyms

• 乾脆／干脆 (gāncuì)

References

• “Entry #7868”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.