洩氣

See also: 泄气

Chinese

		divulge; leak out	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (洩氣/泄氣)		洩/泄	氣
simp. (泄气)		泄	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xièqì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ hei³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sia̍p-khì / siap-khì / siat-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xièqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siècì
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: syè-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehchih
  - Palladius: сеци (seci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    洩氣 / 泄气
    懈氣 / 懈气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sit³ hei³
  - Yale: sit hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xid³ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ hei̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sia̍p-khì
  - Tâi-lô: sia̍p-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siabqix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siap̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siap-khì
  - Tâi-lô: siap-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siapqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siat-khì
  - Tâi-lô: siat-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siatqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/

Verb

洩氣

to lose heart; to be disheartened; to feel discouraged
to leak gas

Synonyms

(to lose heart):

喪氣 / 丧气
嘔興 / 呕兴 (Xiamen Hokkien)
失望 (shīwàng)
慼心 / 戚心 (“chheh-sim”) (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
掃興 / 扫兴
敗興 / 败兴 (bàixìng)
死空 (Hokkien)
死窟 (Hokkien)
死蕩蕩 / 死荡荡 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
氣餒 / 气馁 (qìněi)
洩勁 / 泄劲 (xièjìn)
灰心 (huīxīn)
無望 / 无望 (wúwàng)
絕望 / 绝望 (juéwàng)

(to leak gas): 漏氣／漏气 (lòuqì); (Hokkien) 落氣／落气, 落風／落风, 走風／走风

Adjective

洩氣

disappointing; frustrating; pathetic