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氣 (hei3) — anger; annoyance; irritation in Cantonese

hei˗₃氣
简 气
Mandarin Pinyin: qi4

Meaning of 氣

nounanger; annoyance; irritation
nounspirit; morale
noungas; steam; vapour
nounair; weather
nounbullying; insult
nounbreath
noun'qi'; 'chi'; vital energy
nounsmell; odour
nounairs; manners

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Example Sentences with 氣

北京的天氣怎麼樣？
How's the weather in Beijing?
如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.
你慳返啖氣啦!
Save your breath!
爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工zouˍ₆做dou˗₃到sok˗₃嗍hei˗₃氣。
This job involves strenuous work.
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Words Containing 氣

氣旋hei3 syun4
cyclone; low pressure systems
石油氣sek6 jau4 hei3
petroleum gas
俗氣zuk6 hei3
vulgar; clichéd; tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; banal
底氣dai2 hei3
force; vigour; drive
氣量hei3 loeng6
broad-mindedness or otherwise
政治氣氛zing3 zi6 hei3 fan1
political atmosphere. Variant of 政治氣候 ("political climate").
喘氣cyun2 hei3
to breathe deeply; to pant | [粵]: 嗍氣, 唞大氣
紫氣zi2 hei3
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
冷氣病laang5 hei3 beng6
air conditioning sickness; air-con sickness
伴生氣bun6 saang1 hei3
associated gas
血氣方剛hyut3 hei3 fong1 gong1
full of vigor
不客氣bat1 haak3 hei3
no need to be so polite; don't mention it (Cantonese: 唔使客氣)

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