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闊氣

闊氣

See also: 阔气

Chinese

		rich; wide; broad	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (闊氣)		闊	氣
simp. (阔气)		阔	气

Noun

闊氣

lavish, generous, bounteous, prodigal

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kuòqì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fut³ hei³
Min Nan (POJ): khoah-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kuòqì → kuòqi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuoh.chih
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fut³ hei³
  - Yale: fut hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fut⁸ hei³
  - IPA ^(key): /fuːt̚³ hei̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoah-khì
  - Tâi-lô: khuah-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoahqix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/