吸氣

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (吸氣)		吸	氣
simp. (吸气)		吸	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīqì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ hei³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khip-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sicì
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: syī-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichih
  - Palladius: сици (sici)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹ hei³
  - Yale: kāp hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ hei̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-khì
  - Tâi-lô: khip-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qipqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

Verb

吸⫽氣 (verb-object)

to inhale; to breathe in

Synonyms

呼吸 (hūxī)
呼氣 / 呼气 (hūqì, “to exhale”)
喘氣 / 喘气 (chuǎnqì, “to pant or, in Hokkien, to breathe”)
嗍氣 / 嗍气 (“to inhale”) (Taishanese)
透氣 / 透气 (tòuqì, “to breathe in fresh air”)

Derived terms

吸氣音 / 吸气音