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

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• 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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• 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

1. to lose heart; to be disheartened; to feel discouraged
2. to leak gas

Synonyms

• (to lose heart):

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• 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

1. disappointing; frustrating; pathetic