Chinese

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dark; night; unlucky
gas; air; smell
gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
 
trad. (晦氣)
simp. (晦气)
alternative forms 悔氣悔气

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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晦氣

  1. unlucky; calamitous; wretched
  2. (Cantonese) moody; resentful

Synonyms

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Noun

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晦氣

  1. unsightly complexion (due to illness, disappointment, etc.)

Derived terms

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Verb

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晦氣

  1. (Ningbonese) to bring someone a misfortune
  2. (Ningbonese) to squander; to waste; to badly spend