嘎斯

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (嘎斯)		嘎	斯

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch gas, via Japanese 瓦斯(ガス) (gasu), Uyghur گاز (gaz, “gas”) or Russian газ (gaz, “gas”). Compare 瓦斯 (wǎsī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gási, gāsi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ, ㄍㄚ ˙ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gási
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gási̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ka²-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: gá-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gar.sy
    • Palladius: гасы (gasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä³⁵ sz̩³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāsi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ ˙ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gasi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ka¹-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: gā-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga.sy
    • Palladius: гасы (gasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵ sz̩²/

Noun

嘎斯

1. (Jiaoliao, Lanyin, Central Plains and Northeastern Mandarin) fuel gas

Derived terms

• 嘎斯燈／嘎斯灯
• 嘎斯罐 (gásīguàn)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ГАЗ (GAZ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gásī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˊ ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gásī → gási (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˊ ㄙ → ㄍㄚˊ ˙ㄙ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gási̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ka²-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: gá-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gar.sy
    • Palladius: гасы (gasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ → /kä³⁵ sz̩³/

Proper noun

嘎斯

1. GAZ (Russian automotive manufacturer)