氣息

See also: 气息

Chinese

		gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (氣息)		氣	息
simp. (气息)		气	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìxī, qìxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ sik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-sit
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khì-siak / khì-sek / khì-sit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki³ sêg⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìsi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-hsi¹
    • Yale: chì-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshi
    • Palladius: циси (cisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìsí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: chì-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyi
    • Palladius: циси (cisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hei³ sik¹
    • Yale: hei sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 器識／器识 憩息 氣息／气息 氣色／气色

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi xid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ sit̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
    • Tâi-lô: khì-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
    • Tâi-lô: khì-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sit
    • Tâi-lô: khì-sit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiesid
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki³ sêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khì sek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

Noun

氣息

1. breath
2. smell; odour
3. flavour
4. style; appeal
5. spirit

   時代氣息／时代气息  ―  shídài qìxī  ―  spirit of the times

Synonyms

• (breath): 氣／气 (qì)
• (smell):

Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		氣息, 臭味, 氣
Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味
	Jinan	味兒
	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道, 氣味
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	味味子, 味味兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	𡃴
	Yangjiang	味, 𡃴
Gan	Nanchang	氣味
Hakka	Meixian	味道, 氣味
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味道, 氣味
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味道, 氣味
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味道, 氣味
	Hong Kong	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味氣
Northern Min	Jian'ou	味道, 氣色
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	味
Southern Min	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味, 味素, 峇羽
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
Wu	Suzhou	味道, 氣味
	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

Derived terms

• 氣息奄奄／气息奄奄 (qìxīyānyān)