煤氣

See also: 煤气

Chinese

		coal	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (煤氣)		煤	氣
simp. (煤气)		煤	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): méiqì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ hei³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): mûi-khì / bôe-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê⁵ ki³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶me-chi₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méiqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méicì
  - Wade–Giles: mei²-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: méi-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meichih
  - Palladius: мэйци (mɛjci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    沒氣 / 没气
    煤氣 / 煤气
    霉氣
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mui⁴ hei³
  - Yale: mùih hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    煤氣 / 煤气
    霉氣
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-khì
  - Tâi-lô: muî-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mui'qix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /muĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /muĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /muĩ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bôe-khì
  - Tâi-lô: buê-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boe'qix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuê⁵ ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶me-chi₅
  - MiniDict: me^去 chi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³me-qi₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /me²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Noun

煤氣

coal gas
煤氣罐炸了。／煤气罐炸了。 ― Méiqì guàn zhà le. ― The gas tank exploded.
(Malaysia, colloquial) petroleum gas

Synonyms

(Wu) 戤司

Derived terms

天然煤氣 / 天然煤气 (tiānrán méiqì)
煤氣灶 / 煤气灶 (méiqìzào)
煤氣爐 / 煤气炉 (méiqìlú)
煤氣罐 / 煤气罐