三八氣
Chinese
gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三八氣) | 三八 | 氣 | |
| simp. (三八气) | 三八 | 气 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-pat-khùi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-pat-khùi
- Tâi-lô: sam-pat-khuì
- Phofsit Daibuun: sampatquix
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Adjective
三八氣
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous) Comedically refers to women who speak and behave irrationally
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) flippant; frivolous; not serious
Noun
三八氣
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) silliness; frivolousness; frivolity; foolishness; irrationality
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: fool