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聲氣

简声气 · 繁聲氣

Mandarin · pinyin shēng qì

voice
tone
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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–4 · sheng1 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seng1 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 聲氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

voice and breath
(figurative) common interests between friends
tone; manner of speaking
(dialectal) voice
news
(Cantonese) hope; prospects

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