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蒸汽

蒸汽

Chinese

		to steam	steam; vapor
simp. and trad. (蒸汽)		蒸	汽

Noun

蒸汽

steam

Synonyms

水蒸氣／水蒸气 (shuǐzhēngqì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ hei³
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhēngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    蒸氣／蒸气
    蒸汽
    爭氣／争气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ hei³
  - Yale: jīng hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ hei³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengqix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/