# 氣息
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qìxī, qìxí
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hei$^3$ sik$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-sit
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khì-siak / khì-sek / khì-sit
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^3$ sêg$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qìxī
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìsi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^4$-hsi$^1$
*** Yale: chì-syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshi
*** Palladius: циси (cisi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$憩息 氣息／气息
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qìxí
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìsí
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^4$-hsi$^2$
*** Yale: chì-syí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyi
*** Palladius: циси (cisi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$憩息 氣息／气息
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^3$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: hei sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^3$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^3$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$器識／器识 憩息 氣息／气息 氣色／气色
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sit
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi xid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^4$ xid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ sit̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-siak
*** Tâi-lô: khì-siak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiesiag
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sek
*** Tâi-lô: khì-sik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qieseg
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-sit
*** Tâi-lô: khì-sit
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiesid
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^3$ sêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khì sek
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

### Noun

氣息
* breath (Classifier: 口; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
* smell; odour (Classifier: 種／种; 股; 陣／阵; 絲／丝)
* flavour
* style; appeal
* spirit
    時代氣息／时代气息 ― shídài qìxī ― spirit of the times

#### Synonyms

* (breath): 氣／气 (qì)
* (smell):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 氣息, 臭味, 氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 味兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 味 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 味兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 味兒, 味氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 味味子, 味味兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 氣氣, 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 氣味, 氣色 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 味道, 氣味 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味, 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 味, 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 味, 𡃴 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 氣味 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 味 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味氣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 味道, 氣色 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 味, 味素, 峇羽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 味, 味素, 羶, 氣味 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 味道, 氣味 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 氣道 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 氣色, 味道, 氣味 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 氣色, 氣 |

#### Derived terms

* 氣息奄奄／气息奄奄 (qìxīyānyān)