煞氣

简 煞气 · 繁 煞氣
Mandarin · pinyin shā qì#

Meanings · shā qì

  1. to vent one's anger on (an innocent party)
  2. to take it out on (sb)
Mandarin · pinyin shà qì#

Meanings · shà qì

  1. baleful look
  2. inauspicious influence
  3. (of a tire, balloon etc) to leak air
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煞
shā · malignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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1–4 · sha1 qi4

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noun

  1. fierce look; baleful look; ominous look

verb

  1. (verb-object) to vent one's spleen; to vent one's anger; to take it out on (on an innocent party)
  2. (Mainland China) to leak air; to gas due to the presence of a small hole (of a tire, balloon, etc.)

noun

  1. evil spirit; evil influence

adj

  1. (Guangzhou Cantonese) naughty; mischievous
  2. (Wenzhounese) enjoying to the fullest

noun

  1. (Meixian Hakka) very serious and unsmiling expression

verb

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to satisfy a craving; to enjoy oneself to the fullest; to get a kick out of something

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煞氣 · sha1 qi4 · sha4 qi4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 70,432, 70,433
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Exact source records煞氣 煞气 [sha1 qi4] /to vent one's anger on (an innocent party)/to take it out on (sb)/煞氣 煞气 [sha4 qi4] /baleful look/inauspicious influence/(of a tire, balloon etc) to leak air/