一口氣

See also: 一口气

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (一口氣)		一	口	氣
simp. (一口气)		一	口	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīkǒuqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ hau² hei³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t-khió-khì / chi̍t-kháu-khì / it-kháu-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêg⁸ kao² ki³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīkǒuqì [Phonetic: yìkǒuqì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yikǒucì
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-kʻou³-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: yī-kǒu-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ikoouchih
    • Palladius: икоуци (ikouci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (一口氣兒／一口气儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīkǒuqìr [Phonetic: yìkǒuqìr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yikǒucìr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-kʻou³-chʻi⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: yī-kǒu-chìr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ikoouchiell
    • Palladius: икоуцир (ikoucir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiə̯ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ hau² hei³
    • Yale: yāt háu hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ hau² hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ heo² héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-khió-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-khió-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cidqioy'qix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-kháu-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-kháu-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cidqaw'qix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kháu-khì
    • Tâi-lô: it-kháu-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itqaw'qix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêg⁸ kao² ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tse̍k kháu khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi²¹³/

Noun

一口氣

1. (literally) one breath
2. (figuratively) life

Synonyms

• (life):

• 命仔 (meng⁶ zai²) (Cantonese)
• 性命 (xìngmìng)
• 活命 (huómìng)
• 生命 (shēngmìng)

 

Adverb

一口氣

1. in one breath; without a break; in one go

   一口氣看了9集／一口气看了9集  ―  yīkǒuqì kàn le jiǔ jí  ―  watched 9 episodes in one go

Synonyms

• (Hokkien, Teochew) 一睏手／一困手, 一睏仔／一困仔, 一氣頭／一气头
• (Taishanese) 一條子氣／一条子气