運氣

See also: 运气

Chinese

Etymology 1

	fate; fortune; luck	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (運氣)	運	氣
simp. (运气)	运	气
anagram	氣運／气运

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yùnqi

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˋ ˙ㄑㄧ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүнчи (yünči, III-0) / йүнчи (yünči, III-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wan⁶ hei³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): vun⁵ hei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yun-hi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ūn-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): ung⁷ ki³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yun-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùnqi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˋ ˙ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùnci̊
  - Wade–Giles: yün⁴-chʻi⁵
  - Yale: yùn-chi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunn.chi
  - Palladius: юньци (junʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүнчи (yünči, III-0) / йүнчи (yünči, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁰/, /yŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁶ hei³
  - Yale: wahn hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁶ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁶ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²² hei̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vun⁵ hei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vun³² hei³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yun-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: iun hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun⁴ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯un⁵⁵ hi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yun-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iun hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun⁴ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯un⁵⁵ hi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūn-khì
  - Tâi-lô: ūn-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxnqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /un²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /un⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /un²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /un³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /un³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ung⁷ ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ūng khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uŋ¹¹ kʰi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yun-chi
  - MiniDict: yuin^去 chi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhyn-qi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyn²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Noun

運氣

luck; fortune
fate; destiny

Synonyms

(luck): (dialectal) 時氣／时气 (shíqì), 時運／时运 (shíyùn), 運道／运道 (yùndào); (Yinchuan Mandarin) 那租卜; (Cantonese) 彩數／彩数; (Hokkien) 字運／字运; (Eastern Min) 時道／时道
(fate):

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命數 / 命数 (mìngshù)
命水 (meng⁶ seoi²) (Cantonese)
命途 (Hokkien)
命運 / 命运 (mìngyùn)
字運 / 字运 (cê-ông) (Eastern Min, Hokkien)
定數 / 定数 (dìngshù)
宿命 (sùmìng) (Buddhism)
氣數 / 气数 (qìshù) (literary)
氣運 / 气运 (qìyùn) (literary or Southern Min)
造物 (zàowù) (obsolete)
運命 / 运命 (Hokkien, literary or Hakka)
運途 / 运途 (Hokkien)
運道 / 运道 (yùndào)

Derived terms

碰運氣 / 碰运气 (pèng yùnqi)

Adjective

運氣

fortunate; lucky

Synonyms

幸運／幸运 (xìngyùn)
(Taiwan) 好康 (hǎokāng)
(Hakka) 好額／好额

Etymology 2

	to move; to transport; to apply	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (運氣)	運	氣
simp. (运气)	运	气
anagram	氣運／气运

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùnqì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁶ hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùnqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùncì
  - Wade–Giles: yün⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: yùn-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunnchih
  - Palladius: юньци (junʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁶ hei³
  - Yale: wahn hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁶ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁶ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²² hei̯³³/

Verb

運氣

(qigong) to direct the body's energy (i.e. qi), through concentration, to a part of the body