聲氣

Chinese

 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
gas; air; smell
gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (聲氣) 聲 氣
simp. (声气) 声 气

Pronunciation


Noun

聲氣

  1. voice and breath
  2. (figurative) common interests between friends
  3. tone; manner of speaking
  4. (dialectal) voice
  5. news
    上年同佢通完電話之後就冇乜聲氣喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    上年同佢通完电话之后就冇乜声气喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    soeng6 nin4-2 tung4 keoi5 tung1 jyun4 din6 waa6-2 zi1 hau6 zau6 mou5 mat1 seng1 hei3 laa3. [Jyutping]
    I haven't heard from him since chatting with him on the phone last year.
  6. (Cantonese) hope; prospects
    冇嗮聲氣/冇嗮声气 [Cantonese]  ―  mou5 saai3 seng1 hei3 [Jyutping]  ―  to be hopeless
  7. (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    你乜都冇做,就咪咁多聲氣啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    你乜都冇做,就咪咁多声气啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 mat1 dou1 mou5 zou6, zau6 mai1 gam3 do1 seng1 hei3 laa1. [Jyutping]
    You didn't do a thing, so quit nagging.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 同聲同氣/同声同气
  • 聲氣相投/声气相投
  • 聲氣相求/声气相求
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