冷氣

See also: 冷气

Chinese

		cold	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (冷氣)		冷	氣
simp. (冷气)		冷	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lěngqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lâng-hi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): léng-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nên² ki³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lěngqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lěngcì
    • Wade–Giles: lêng³-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: lěng-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengchih
    • Palladius: лэнци (lɛnci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laang⁵ hei³
    • Yale: láahng hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ hei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lâng-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lang´ hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lang¹ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-khì
    • Tâi-lô: líng-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefngqix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /leŋ⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nên² ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: néⁿ khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi²¹³/

Noun

冷氣

1. cold air; cold breeze
2. air conditioning; cold air from an air conditioner

   冷氣開放／冷气开放 [Cantonese]  ―  laang⁵ hei³ hoi¹ fong³ [Jyutping]  ―  air-conditioned

   走冷氣／走冷气 [Cantonese]  ―  zau² laang⁵ hei³ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (regional) air conditioner

   部冷氣壞咗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   部冷气坏咗。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   bou⁶ laang⁵ hei³ waai⁶ zo². [Jyutping]

   The AC is out of order.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 空調 (“air conditioning”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		空調
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	空調
	Taiwan	冷氣
	Malaysia	冷氣
	Singapore	冷氣
Cantonese	Guangzhou	空調
	Hong Kong	冷氣
	Dongguan	冷氣
	Singapore (Guangfu)	冷氣
Hakka	Kuching (Hepo)	冷氣
Southern Min	Xiamen	空調
	Quanzhou	空調
	Zhangzhou	空調
	Tainan	冷氣
	Penang (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Manila (Hokkien)	冷氣
	Chaozhou	空調
	Singapore (Teochew)	冷氣
	Wenchang	空調
Wu	Shanghai	空調

Derived terms

• 冷氣團／冷气团
• 冷氣房／冷气房 (lěngqìfáng)
• 冷氣機／冷气机 (lěngqìjī)
• 冷氣設備／冷气设备
• 冷氣車／冷气车

 

Adjective

冷氣

1. (Southern Min, of the weather) cold

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	氣
れい Grade: 4	き Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

冷(れい)氣(き) • (reiki) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 冷気: cold; chill; cold air

Korean

Hanja in this term
冷	氣

Noun

冷氣 • (naenggi) (hangeul 냉기)

1. hanja form^? of 냉기 (“chilly air; chill”)