浮氣

简 浮气 · 繁 浮氣
Mandarin · pinyin fú qì

Meanings

  1. feeble breath
  2. frivolity
  3. flippancy
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浮
fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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2–4 · fu2 qi4

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fau4 hei3

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