生氣

See also: 生气

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (生氣) 生 氣
simp. (生气) 生 气

Pronunciation 1

Verb

生氣

  1. 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?
    我不是生她的氣，而是生自己的氣。 [MSC, trad.]
    我不是生她的气，而是生自己的气。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bùshì shēng tā de qì, érshì shēng zìjǐ de qì. [Pinyin]
    I'm not angry with her, but I'm angry with myself.
    就為這麼一點兒事兒生氣，值當的嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    就为这么一点儿事儿生气，值当的吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    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

Noun

生氣

  1. life; vitality; animation

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

生氣

  1. (Min Nan) having an unpleasant, wild taste (of cooked food)
  2. (Xiamen Hokkien) rigid and unamiable
  3. (Quanzhou Hokkien) rash and lacking in common sense

Pronunciation 3

Verb

生氣

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to make trouble; to create a disturbance
Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
生 氣
せい
Grade: 1		 き
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

生氣 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 生気, hiragana せいき, rōmaji seiki)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 生気: energy, liveliness, enthusiasm

See also
  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/生気
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