# 失氣
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shīqì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄑㄧˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīqì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihcì
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: shr̄-chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shychih
*** Palladius: шици (šici)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

#### Verb

失氣
* (literary) to lose courage
* (literary) to stop breathing; to die

##### Synonyms

* (to die):
* 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
* 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
* 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
* 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
* 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
* 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
* 亡
* 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
* 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
* 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
* 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
* 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
* 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
* 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
* 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
* 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
* 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
* 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
* 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
* 去世 (qùshì)
* 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
* 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
* 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
* 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
* 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
* 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
* 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
* 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
* 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
* 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
* 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
* 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
* 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
* 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
* 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
* 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
* 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
* 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
* 故 (gù)
* 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
* 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
* 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
* 早死 (zǎosǐ)
* 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
* 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
* 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
* 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
* 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
* 死 (sǐ)
* 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
* 死人 (sǐrén)
* 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
* 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
* 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
* 死脫／死脱 ($^5$shi-theq) (Wu)
* 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
* 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
* 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
* 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
* 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
* 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
* 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
* 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
* 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
* 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
* 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
* 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
* 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
* 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
* 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
* 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
* 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
* 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
* 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
* 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
* 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
* 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
* 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
* 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
* 謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
* 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
* 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
* 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
* 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
* 辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
* 逝世 (shìshì)
* 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
* 過世／过世 (guòshì)
* 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
* 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
* 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
* 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
* 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
* 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
* 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
* 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
* 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
* 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
* 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
* 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
* 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

#### Adjective

失氣
* (literary) out of luck; in an unlucky situation

##### Synonyms

* 不幸 (bùxìng)
* 倒運／倒运 (dǎoyùn)
* 倒霉 (dǎoméi)
* 悲催 (bēicuī) (neologism, jocular)
* 敗興／败兴 (bàixìng) (regional)
* 晦氣／晦气 (huìqì)
* 背時／背时 (bèishí)
* 背興／背兴 (bèixìng) (regional)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 倒霉, 倒運, 晦氣, 背運, 背時 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 倒霉, 背運, 晦氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 背興 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 倒霉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 倒霉 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 倒霉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 倒霉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 倒灶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 倒霉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 背時, 倒灶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 倒灶, 背時, 背運 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 倒運 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 背時, 倒灶, 背時倒灶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 背時, 倒運, 點子低, 背九一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 背時, 倒灶, 衰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 晦氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 衰, 行衰運, 黑, 當黑, 運滯, 倒霉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 衰, 行衰運, 當衰, 黑, 當黑, 黑仔, 運滯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 當衰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 滯運, 黑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 運滯, 衰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 運滯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 運滯, 衰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 倒霉, 運滯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 衰, 運滯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 失運 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 滯運 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 行衰運 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 滯運, 衰 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 衰, 衰來, 黑, 黑頸, 滯運, 倒霉 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 唔夠運 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 當衰, 運滯 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 衰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 衰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 倒霉, 倒運, 背時 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 倒灶 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 背時 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 衰 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 衰, 倒運 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 衰 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 衰 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 衰 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 衰 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 衰, 衰漦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 衰, 衰漦 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 衰, 衰漦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 衰, 衰漦 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 衰, 衰漦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 倒霉, 倒運, 倒灶, 背時 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 倒運, 背時 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 背興 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 衰 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 衰, 倒運, 倒灶, 騎背 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 衰, 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰神, 衰運, 落衰, 歹字運, 歹運, 拍觸衰 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 衰, 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰運, 歹字運, 歹運, 拍觸衰 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 衰, 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰運, 落衰, 䆀字運, 拍觸衰 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 衰, 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰尾, 落衰, 歹運 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 衰, 衰潲 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 衰 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 衰, 衰潲, 衰䆀, 歹命, 歹運, 歹字運 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 衰 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 衰, 唔利市 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 衰 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 衰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 衰 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 滯運 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 衰 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 倒霉, 觸霉頭, 晦氣 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 触霉頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 觸霉頭, 倒運 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 霉, 觸霉頭, 霉氣, 背時, 背霉 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 触霉頭 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 触霉頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 倒霉, 倒運, 倒灶 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 倒灶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 倒運, 晦氣 |
| Wu | Lishui | 倒灶 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 倒楣, 倒灶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 倒霉, 霉運, 倒灶, 倒運 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 背時 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 背時, 倒霉 |

### Pronunciation 2

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sit-khùi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sit-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: sit-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sitquix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

#### Verb

失氣
* (Hokkien) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be disgraceful

##### Synonyms

* 丟人／丢人 (diūrén)
* 丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn)
* 丟醜／丢丑 (diūchǒu)
* 丟面／丢面
* 丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi)
* 失格 (shīgé)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 丟臉, 丟人, 丟面子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 丟份兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 丟臉, 丟人現眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 丟人, 丟份兒, 丟份子, 現眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 丟臉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 丟人, 丟人現眼, 現眼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 丟人, 丟人顯臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟人現眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 丟人, 丟人現眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丟人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 丟人現眼的, 丟人敗壞的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 現世, 現, 現眼, 現鼻子現眼, 現鼻子拉眼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 丟人, 羞人, 丟醜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟醜, 丟面子, 丟人現眼, 丟人擺呆, 丟人敗姓, 現眼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟皮子, 肇皮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丟譏, 丟醜, 丟人, 丟臉, 折人, 坍臺, 丟人現眾, 掉底子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 丟臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丟人, 丟臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 丟人, 現世 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 丟架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 丟架, 丟人現眼 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 丟架 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 跌臉, 折面子, 現世 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 丟醜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 失面子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 現世 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 丟人, 敗興, 現眼, 丟人現眼, 丟人敗興 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 丟人 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 現世 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 落氣, 落臉, 獻世, 失氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 落氣, 落臉, 失氣, 失外氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 落氣, 落臉, 現世, 失氣, 失外氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 落氣, 落臉, 失體面, 失氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 落氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 落氣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 瀉衰, 瀉世界, 瀉世瀉界, 瀉衰儂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 敗色水 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 現世, 退招勢 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 現世 |
| Wu | Danyang | 現世 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 丟格, 失格, 折格, 射格, 扮式样 |