客氣

See also: 客气

Chinese

		customer; visitor; guest	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (客氣)		客	氣
simp. (客气)		客	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kèqi, kèqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ, ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haak³ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hak-hi
• Eastern Min (BUC): káh-ké
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kheh-khì / kheeh-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kêh⁴ ki³

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷khaq-chi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kèqi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kèci̊
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chʻi⁵
    • Yale: kè-chi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.chi
    • Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kèqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kècì
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: kè-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehchih
    • Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haak³ hei³
    • Yale: haak hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haak⁸ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hag³ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːk̚³ hei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hak-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hag` hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hag⁵ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hak̚² hi⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: káh-ké
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^(kʰ-)ɛi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-khì
    • Tâi-lô: kheh-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qehqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheeh-khì
    • Tâi-lô: kheeh-khì
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kêh⁴ ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷khaq-chi
    • MiniDict: khah^入 chi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴khaq-qi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Verb

客氣

1. to be polite; to behave in a courteous manner

   不客氣。／不客气。  ―  Bù kèqi.  ―  You are welcome.

   不用客氣。／不用客气。  ―  Bùyòng kèqi.  ―  You are welcome. / No problem. / Please do not be so polite.

   你就別跟我客氣了，這事我責無旁貸。 [MSC, trad.]
   你就别跟我客气了，这事我责无旁贷。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ jiù bié gēn wǒ kèqi le, zhè shì wǒ zéwúpángdài. [Pinyin]

   There's no need to be so polite with me. This is my responsibility.

   別怪我對你不客氣。 [MSC, trad.]
   别怪我对你不客气。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bié guài wǒ duì nǐ bù kèqi. [Pinyin]

   I won't be responsible for my actions. (used as a warning)

Synonyms

• 婉拒 (wǎnjù)
• 婉辭／婉辞 (wǎncí)
• 推免 (tuīmiǎn) (literary)
• 推卻／推却 (tuīquè)
• 推絕／推绝 (tuījué)
• 推謝／推谢 (tuīxiè)
• 推辭／推辞 (tuīcí)
• 禮讓／礼让 (lǐràng)
• 謝絕／谢绝 (xièjué)
• 謙讓／谦让 (qiānràng)
• 辭讓／辞让 (círàng)
• 退讓／退让 (tuìràng)

 

Derived terms

• 不大客氣／不大客气
• 不客氣／不客气 (bù kèqi)
• 不用客氣／不用客气 (bùyòng kèqì)
• 免客氣／免客气
• 勿要客氣／勿要客气
• 唔使客氣／唔使客气
• 客客氣氣／客客气气 (kèkèqìqì)
• 客氣當福氣／客气当福气
• 客氣話／客气话
• 毋免客氣／毋免客气
• 莫客氣／莫客气

 

Adjective

客氣

1. polite; courteous; civil

Synonyms

• (Min) 細膩／细腻

Interjection

客氣

1. you're welcome

Synonyms

• 不客氣／不客气 (bù kèqi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
客	氣
かく > かっ Grade: 3	き Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Noun

客(かっ)氣(き) or 客氣(かくき) or 客氣(きゃっき) or 客氣(きゃくき) • (kakki or kakuki or kyakki or kyakuki) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 客気 (“rashness”)