讀空氣
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Chinese[edit]
to read; to study; comma to read; to study; comma; phrase marked by pause |
air; empty qi; pneuma | ||
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trad. (讀空氣) | 讀 | 空氣 | |
simp. (读空气) | 读 | 空气 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Japanese 空気を読む (kūki o yomu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dú kongcì
- Wade–Giles: tu2 kʻung1-chʻi4
- Yale: dú kūng-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwu kongchih
- Palladius: ду кунци (du kunci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb[edit]
讀⫽空氣 (verb-object)
- (slang, intransitive) to read the room
Related terms[edit]
- KY (kēiwài)