志氣

See also: 志气

Chinese

		the will	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (志氣)		志	氣
simp. (志气)		志	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìqì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ hei³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chì-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi³ ki³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìqì → zhìqi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄓˋ ˙ㄑㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhci̊
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chʻi⁵
  - Yale: jr̀-chi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh.chih
  - Palladius: чжици (čžici)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
  - Homophones:
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    志氣／志气
    稚氣／稚气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ hei³
  - Yale: ji hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ hei̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cie'qix
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi³ ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsì khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi²¹³/

Noun

志氣

aspiration; ambition; spirit; backbone; resolve

Synonyms

壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
心志 (xīnzhì)
心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
志向 (zhìxiàng)
懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
抱負／抱负 (bàofù)
權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
理想 (lǐxiǎng)
職志／职志 (zhízhì)
野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

Derived terms

長他人志氣，滅自己威風／长他人志气，灭自己威风 (zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng)

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