# 客氣
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kèqi, kèqì
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ, ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haak$^3$ hei$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hak-hi
    (Hailu, HRS): hag hi$^ˇ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): káh-ké
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ka$^5$ ki$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kheh-khì / kheeh-khì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kêh$^4$ ki$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$khaq-chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kèqi
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kèci̊
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$-chʻi$^5$
*** Yale: kè-chi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.chi
*** Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kèqì
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kècì
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$-chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: kè-chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehchih
*** Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haak$^3$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: haak hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haak$^8$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hag$^3$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːk̚³ hei̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hak-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hag$^ˋ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hag$^5$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hak̚² hi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hag hi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /hak⁵⁻² hi¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: káh-ké
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ $^{(kʰ-)}$ɛi²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ka$^5$ ki$^4$ [Phonetic: ka$^1$ ki$^4$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kā-ki̍
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-khì
*** Tâi-lô: kheh-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qehqix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheeh-khì
*** Tâi-lô: kheeh-khì
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kêh$^4$ ki$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh khì
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$khaq-chi
*** MiniDict: khah$^入$ chi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$khaq-qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

### Verb

客氣
* to be polite; to behave in a courteous manner
    不客氣。／不客气。 ― Bù kèqi. ― You are welcome.
    不用客氣。／不用客气。 ― Bùyòng kèqi. ― You are welcome. / No problem. / Please do not be so polite.
       Nǐ jiù bié gēn wǒ kèqi le, zhè shì wǒ zéwúpángdài. [Pinyin]
       There's no need to be so polite with me. This is my responsibility.
       Bié guài wǒ duì nǐ bù kèqi. [Pinyin]
       I won't be responsible for my actions. (used as a warning)

#### Synonyms

* 婉拒 (wǎnjù)
* 婉辭 / 婉辞 (wǎncí)
* 推免 (tuīmiǎn) (literary)
* 推卻 / 推却 (tuīquè)
* 推絕 / 推绝 (tuījué)
* 推謝 / 推谢 (tuīxiè)
* 推辭 / 推辞 (tuīcí)
* 禮讓 / 礼让 (lǐràng)
* 謝絕 / 谢绝 (xièjué)
* 謙讓 / 谦让 (qiānràng)
* 辭讓 / 辞让 (círàng)
* 退讓 / 退让 (tuìràng)

#### Derived terms

* 不大客氣 / 不大客气
* 不客氣 / 不客气 (bù kèqi)
* 不用客氣 / 不用客气 (bùyòng kèqì)
* 免客氣 / 免客气
* 勿要客氣 / 勿要客气
* 唔使客氣 / 唔使客气
* 客客氣氣 / 客客气气 (kèkèqìqì)
* 客氣當福氣 / 客气当福气
* 客氣話 / 客气话
* 毋免客氣 / 毋免客气
* 莫客氣 / 莫客气

### Adjective

客氣
* polite; courteous; civil

#### Synonyms

* (Min) 細膩／细腻

### Interjection

客氣
* you're welcome

#### Synonyms

* 不客氣／不客气 (bù kèqi)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 客 | 氣 |
| かく > かっ Grade: 3 | き Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on ||

### Noun

客(かっ)氣(き) or 客氣(かくき) or 客氣(きゃっき) or 客氣(きゃくき) • (kakki or kakuki or kyakki or kyakuki)
* Kyūjitai form of 客気 (“rashness”)