# 生氣
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shēngqì
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen$^1$ qi$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sang$^1$ hei$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): seng-khì / sng-khì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sên$^1$ ki$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$san $^5$chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngqì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengcì
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: shēng-chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengchih
*** Palladius: шэнци (šɛnci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$生氣／生气 聲氣／声气
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sen$^1$ qi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sen ki
*** Sinological IPA : /sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: sāng hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: seng$^1$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-khì
*** Tâi-lô: sing-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sengqix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-khì
*** Tâi-lô: sng-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sngqix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ kʰi⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sên$^1$ ki$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seⁿ khì
*** Sinological IPA : /sẽ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$san $^5$chi
*** MiniDict: san$^平$ chi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$san $^2$qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi³⁴/

#### Verb

生⫽氣 (verb-object)
* to be angry; to get upset; to be mad
    你為這生氣哦。／你为这生气哦。 ― Nǐ wèi zhè shēngqì ò. ― So that's what you're upset about?
       Wǒ bùshì shēng tā de qì, érshì shēng zìjǐ de qì. [Pinyin]
       I'm not angry with her, but I'm angry with myself.
       Jiù wèi zhème yīdiǎnr shìr shēngqì, zhídàng de ma? [Pinyin]
       Is it worth getting angry over such a little thing?

##### Usage notes

To say "to be angry with somebody", put somebody + 的 (de) in between 生氣: for example 生她的氣 means "to be angry with her".

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 怒 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 生氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 生氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 生氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 生氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 生氣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 生氣 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 生氣, 發氣, 發火兒, 惱火, 發毛, 毛火 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 生氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 生氣, 著氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 生氣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 生氣, 著氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 慪氣, 慪, 生氣, 發氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 慪氣, 慪, 起氣, 氣, 發氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 生氣, 發氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 生氣, 發氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 生氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 著氣, 見氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 生氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 發嬲, 嬲, 激氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 發嬲, 嬲, 激氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 怒氣, 發火, 谷氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 谷氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 惱 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 谷氣 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 發嬲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 發嬲 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 谷氣 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 激氣 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 屈火 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 生氣, 嬲氣 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 發相, 發火, 激, 激氣 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 發火, 發氣, 發性, 發火, 冒火, 火冒, 極, 極氣 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 發性, 激氣 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 發脾氣 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 嬲, 發性 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 撞火 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 嬲 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 發氣 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 著氣 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 發氣, 著氣 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 見氣, 發氣 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 激氣, 閼, 發譴 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 嬲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 閼 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 嬲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 嬲 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 閼 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 發性 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 發嬲 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 閼 |
| Hakka | Changting | 氣 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 惱, 發火 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 生氣 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 發氣 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 氣 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 著氣 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 著急 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 發火 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 譴, 發閼, 發譴, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 譴, 發譴, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 閼, 發閼, 發譴, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 譴, 發閼, 發譴, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 閼, 發閼, 發譴, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 氣, 發性, 受氣 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 發火 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 火起 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 嬲 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 生氣 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 發響, 見氣 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 生氣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 燒色, 急 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 受氣, 起歹面 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 生氣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 受氣, 惱氣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 起癀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 受氣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 生氣, 氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 生氣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 生氣, 激氣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 生氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 生氣, 氣, 受氣 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 生氣, 見氣 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 動氣, 氣 |
| Wu | Danyang | 生氣, 見氣 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 生氣, 氣, 急 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 生氣, 見氣 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 發氣, 見氣, 發脾氣 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 發氣 |
* 上火 (shànghuǒ) (dialectal Mandarin)
* 使性地 (sái-sìng-tē) (Hokkien)
* 使性子 (shǐ xìngzi)
* 使氣／使气 (shǐqì)
* 使癖 (Hokkien)
* 使頸／使颈 (sai$^2$ geng$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 冒煙／冒烟 (màoyān) (colloquial)
* 動怒／动怒 (dòngnù)
* 受氣／受气 (siū-khì) (Hokkien)
* 嗔怒 (chēnnù)
* 大怒 (dànù)
* 奭 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 威怒 (wēinù) (literary)
* 尥蹶子 (liàojuězi)
* 𡳞火 (Hokkien, vulgar)
* 弄性子 (nòng xìngzi) (colloquial)
* 忿懥 (fènzhì) (literary)
* 怒 (nù) (literary, or in compounds)
* 急 (jí)
* 急眼 (jíyǎn) (colloquial)
* 惱怒／恼怒 (nǎonù)
* 惹氣／惹气 (rěqì)
* 惱火／恼火 (nǎohuǒ)
* 戳火 (cuah$^4$ hue$^2$) (Jin)
* 掛氣／挂气 (guàqì) (dialectal)
* 暴怒 (bàonù) (to explode in anger)
* 有氣／有气 (yǒuqì)
* 氣／气
* 氣惱／气恼 (qìnǎo)
* 火大 (huǒdà)
* 火癀 (Hokkien)
* 燒色／烧色 (chiáu-să̤) (Northern Min)
* 爆氣／爆气
* 犯脾氣／犯脾气 (fàn píqi) (colloquial)
* 狂怒 (kuángnù) (to explode in anger)
* 癀發／癀发 (Hokkien)
* 發呴／发呴 ($^7$faq $^1$heu) (Wu)
* 發性地／发性地 (Hokkien)
* 發火／发火 (fāhuǒ)
* 發癀／发癀 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 發老脾／发老脾 (faat$^3$ lou$^5$ pei$^{4-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 發脾四／发脾四 (faat$^3$ pei$^4$ sei$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 發脾氣／发脾气 (fā píqi)
* 發臉／发脸 (Hokkien)
* 發輦／发辇 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 發飆／发飙 (fābiāo) (colloquial)
* 盛怒 (shèngnù)
* 瞋恚 (chēnhuì) (Classical Chinese)
* 耍態度／耍态度 (shuǎ tàidù) (colloquial)
* 耍脾氣／耍脾气 (shuǎ píqi)
* 苦氣／苦气 (Hokkien)
* 見氣／见气 (Yangzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Pingxiang Gan, Wu, Pingxiang Gan, Xiang, Pingxiang Gan)
* 起性 (Hokkien)
* 起性地 (Hokkien)
* 起火
* 起花光 (kī-huă-guŏng) (Eastern Min)
* 震怒 (zhènnù)
* 鬧脾氣／闹脾气 (nào píqi)
* 不平 (bùpíng)
* 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
* 受氣／受气 (siū-khì) (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 嬲 (Cantonese)
* 嬲爆爆 (nau$^1$ baau$^3$ baau$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 怒 (nù) (literary, or in compounds)
* 怒憤／怒愤 (nùfèn) (literary)
* 悻悻 (xìngxìng) (literary)
* 悻然 (xìngrán) (literary)
* 憤怒／愤怒 (fènnù)
* 憤慨／愤慨 (fènkǎi)
* 憤懣／愤懑 (fènmèn)
* 氣呼呼／气呼呼 (qìhūhū)
* 氣奪奪／气夺夺 (Hokkien)
* 氣怫怫／气怫怫 (Hokkien)
* 氣憤／气愤 (qìfèn)
* 氣掣掣／气掣掣 (Hokkien)
* 氣沖沖／气冲冲 (qìchōngchōng)
* 激心 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 火大 (huǒdà)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shēngqì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sang$^1$ hei$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sâng-hi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sang$^1$ hi$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): seng-khì / sng-khì
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngqì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengcì
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: shēng-chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengchih
*** Palladius: шэнци (šɛnci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$生氣／生气 聲氣／声气
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: sāng hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: seng$^1$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: sang$^ˊ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sang$^1$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sang$^1$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-khì
*** Tâi-lô: sing-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sengqix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-khì
*** Tâi-lô: sng-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sngqix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ kʰi⁴¹/

#### Noun

生氣
* life; vitality; animation

##### Synonyms

* 朝氣／朝气 (zhāoqì)
* 活力 (huólì)
* 活氣／活气 (huóqì)
* 生命力 (shēngmìnglì)
* 生意 (shēngyì) (literary)
* 生機／生机 (shēngjī)

##### Antonyms

* 死氣／死气 (sǐqì)

##### Derived terms

* 生氣蓬勃／生气蓬勃 (shēngqìpéngbó)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-khùi / chheⁿ-khùi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: tshinn-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'quix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰui¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ³³ kʰui⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: tshenn-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'quix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

#### Adjective

生氣
* (Hokkien) having an unpleasant, wild taste (of cooked food)
* (Xiamen Hokkien) rigid and unamiable
* (Quanzhou Hokkien) rash and lacking in common sense

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siⁿ-khùi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: sinn-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: svi'quix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

#### Verb

生氣
* (Xiamen Hokkien) to make trouble; to create a disturbance

##### Synonyms

* 亂它／乱它 (lonn$^5$ do$^2$) (Xiang)
* 亂彈琴／乱弹琴 (luàn tánqín) (figurative)
* 亂鬧／乱闹 (luànnào)
* 作孽 (Hokkien)
* 作怪 (zuòguài)
* 使壞／使坏 (shǐhuài)
* 倒蛋
* 做孽 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 做手腳／做手脚 (zuò shǒujiǎo)
* 卵彈琴／卵弹琴 (lonn$^3$ dan$^2$ qin$^2$) (Xiang)
* 惹事 (rěshì)
* 搗亂／捣乱 (dǎoluàn)
* 搶事／抢事 (Hokkien)
* 搞事 (gǎoshì)
* 搗蛋／捣蛋 (dǎodàn)
* 搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ)
* 搗鬼／捣鬼 (dǎoguǐ)
* 撩事 (liàu-dī) (Northern Min)
* 滋事 (zīshì)
* 滋擾／滋扰 (zīrǎo)
* 玩鬧／玩闹 (wánnào)
* 生事 (shēngshì)
* 生空 (Hokkien)
* 生空生榫 (Hokkien)
* 生空生縫／生空生缝 (Hokkien)
* 破壞／破坏 (pòhuài)
* 耍手腕 (shuǎ shǒuwàn)
* 胡來／胡来 (húlái)
* 胡攪／胡搅 (hújiǎo)
* 胡鬧／胡闹 (húnào)
* 舞射 (Hakka)
* 變精／变精 (Jinjiang Hokkien)
* 變鬼／变鬼 (Hokkien)
* 變魍／变魍 (Hokkien)
* 起事 (Hokkien)
* 起空 (Hokkien)
* 起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
* 造反 (zàofǎn)
* 鬧事／闹事 (nàoshì)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): saang$^1$ hei$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: sāang hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saang$^1$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sang$^1$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

#### Noun

生氣
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) intake gas (of a vehicle)

##### Antonyms

* 死氣／死气

##### Derived terms

* 生氣喉／生气喉
* 生氣批／生气批

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 生 | 氣 |
| せい Grade: 1 | き Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 生氣 – see the following entry. :
| 【生気せいき】 | [noun] energy, liveliness, enthusiasm |
(This term, 生氣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :