雷氣

Chinese

		thunder	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (雷氣)		雷	氣
simp. (雷气)		雷	气

Etymology

Substitution of 義 / 义 (ji⁶) in 義氣 / 义气 (ji⁶ hei³) (homophonous to 二 (ji⁶, “two”)) with 雷 (leoi⁴, “(slang) two”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ hei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ hei³
    • Yale: lèuih hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ hei̯³³/

Noun

雷氣

1. (Cantonese, slang) spirit of loyalty (brotherhood) and self-sacrifice
   • 1975, “《小販》” (11:22 from the start), in 《靜默的革命》 [The Quiet Revolution]‎^[1], episode 1:

     你真係夠雷氣吖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你真系够雷气吖。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ gau³ leoi⁴ hei³ aa¹. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• 義氣／义气 (yìqì)