# 氣球
## Chinese

* 氣球

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qìqiú
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hei$^3$ kau$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-khiù
* Eastern Min (BUC): ké-giù
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khì-kiû
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^3$ giu$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$chi-cieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qìqiú
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìcióu
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^4$-chʻiu$^2$
*** Yale: chì-chyóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihchyou
*** Palladius: цицю (cicju)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$企求 氣球 / 气球
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qìqiúr
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìcióur
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^4$-chʻiu$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: chì-chyóur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihchyoul
*** Palladius: цицюр (cicjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^3$ kau$^4$
*** Yale: hei kàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^3$ kau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^3$ keo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-khiù
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi kiu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^4$ kiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ kʰi̯u¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ké-giù
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ieu⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-kiû
*** Tâi-lô: khì-kiû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qie'kiuu
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^3$ giu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khì kiû
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiu⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$chi-cieu
*** MiniDict: chi$^去$ cieu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$qi-jieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/

### Noun

氣球
* balloon (Classifier: 隻／只 m; 個／个 m; 顆／颗 m)
    氣球爆炸／气球爆炸 ― qìqiú bàozhà ― balloon explosion
* (obsolete) football (the inflated ball played by kicking)
    From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14th century CE
    “nǐ yuánlái huì tī qìqiú! Nǐ huànzuò shénme?” Gāo Qiú chāshǒu guì fù dào: “Xiǎode jiàozuò Gāo Qiú, húluàn tī dé jǐ jiǎo.” [Pinyin]
    “So you know how to kick a ball,” he said to Gao. “What's your name?” Gao crossed his arms (before his chest) respectfully and dropped to his knees again, “Your servant is called Gao Qiu. I only enjoy casual kickabouts.”

#### Synonyms

(balloon):
* (Hokkien, Teochew) 雞胿仔／鸡胿仔, 雞胿／鸡胿

#### Derived terms

* 決策氣球 / 决策气球 (juécè qìqiú)
* 熱氣球 / 热气球 (rèqìqiú)

#### Related terms

(football):
* 蹴鞠 (cùjū) (the sport)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 氣 | 球 |
| き Jinmeiyō | きゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 氣球 – see the following entry. :
| 【気球ききゅう】 | [noun] balloon (inflatable object to transport people or objects through the air) |
(This term, 氣球, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 氣 | 球 |

### Noun

氣球 • (gigu) (hangeul 기구)
* hanja form of 기구 (“balloon”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 氣 | 球 |

### Noun

氣球
* chữ Hán form of khí cầu (“balloon”).