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生氣
简 生气 · 繁 生氣Mandarin · pinyin shēng qì
Meanings
- to get angry; to be furious
- vitality; liveliness
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1–4 · sheng1 qi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sang1 hei3
Cantonese word readings for 生氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb · Etymology 1
- (verb-object) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad
noun · Etymology 2
- life; vitality; animation
adj · Etymology 3
- (Hokkien) having an unpleasant, wild taste (of cooked food)
- (Xiamen Hokkien) rigid and unamiable
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) rash and lacking in common sense
verb · Etymology 4
- (Xiamen Hokkien) to make trouble; to create a disturbance
noun · Etymology 5
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) intake gas (of a vehicle)
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