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熱氣

简热气 · 繁熱氣

Mandarin · pinyin rè qì

steam
heat
Classifier: 股 gǔ

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熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4 · re4 qi4

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jit6 hei3

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noun

steam; heat (Classifier: 股 m)
passion; enthusiasm; hype (Classifier: 股 m)
(traditional Chinese medicine) internal heat
(Hakka) food that increases internal heat (e.g. deep-fried food)

adj

(Cantonese) suffering from excessive internal heat
(Cantonese) increasing internal heat
(chiefly Northern Wu, of meat or poultry) fresh; unfrozen

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