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小氣

小氣

See also: 小气

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (小氣)		小	氣
simp. (小气)		小	气

Adjective

小氣

stingy; miserly
narrow-minded; petty

Derived terms

小氣鬼／小气鬼 (xiǎoqìguǐ)

Synonyms

(stingy; miserly) 摳／抠 (kōu), 摳門／抠门 (kōumén), 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoqì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-hi
Min Nan (POJ): siáu-khì / sió-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiǎoqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    小憩
    小氣／小气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² hei³
  - Yale: síu hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hei³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu` hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ hi⁴
  - IPA: /se̯u³¹ hi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-khì
  - Tâi-lô: siáu-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'qix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-khì
  - Tâi-lô: sió-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'qix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/