蒸汽

Chinese

		to steam	steam; vapour
trad. (蒸汽)		蒸	汽
simp. ^#(蒸汽)		蒸	汽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhēngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынчи (žɨnči, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ hei³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): cheng-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng¹ ki³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tsen-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcì
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: jēng-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchih
  - Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    爭氣／争气
    蒸氣／蒸气
    蒸汽
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынчи (žɨnči, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing¹ hei³
  - Yale: jīng hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    蒸氣／蒸气
    蒸汽
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng¹ ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseng khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsen-chi
  - MiniDict: tsen^平 chi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsen-qi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

Noun

蒸汽

steam; water vapor

Synonyms

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哈氣／哈气 (ha¹ qi³) (Jin, Harbin Mandarin)
寡水子氣／寡水子气 (gua^2-1 sui² zeh qi³) (Jin)
水氣／水气 (shuǐqì)
水汽 (shuǐqì)
水蒸氣／水蒸气 (shuǐzhēngqì)
汽

Derived terms

蒸汽朋克 (zhēngqìpéngkè)
蒸汽機／蒸汽机 (zhēngqìjī)
蒸汽機車／蒸汽机车 (zhēngqì jīchē)
蒸汽船 (zhēngqìchuán)
蒸汽輪機／蒸汽轮机 (zhēngqì lúnjī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蒸	汽
じょう Grade: 6	き Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 蒸汽 – see the following entry.

【蒸気じょうき】

[noun] vapor; vapour

[noun] steam (water vapor)

(This term, 蒸汽, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)