客氣

See also: 客气

Chinese

		customer; visitor; guest	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (客氣)		客	氣
simp. (客气)		客	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kèqi, kèqì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ, ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haak³ hei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hak-hi

(Hailu, HRS): hag hi^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): káh-ké
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kheh-khì / kheeh-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): kêh⁴ ki³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷khaq-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kèqi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kèci̊
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chʻi⁵
  - Yale: kè-chi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.chi
  - Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kèqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kècì
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: kè-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehchih
  - Palladius: кэци (kɛci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haak³ hei³
  - Yale: haak hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haak⁸ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hag³ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːk̚³ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hak-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hag^ˋ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hag⁵ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hak̚² hi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: hag hi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /hak⁵⁻² hi¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: káh-ké
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^(kʰ-)ɛi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-khì
  - Tâi-lô: kheh-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qehqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheeh-khì
  - Tâi-lô: kheeh-khì
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kêh⁴ ki³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷khaq-chi
  - MiniDict: khah^入 chi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴khaq-qi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Verb

客氣

to be polite; to behave in a courteous manner
不客氣。／不客气。 ― Bù kèqi. ― You are welcome.

不用客氣。／不用客气。 ― Bùyòng kèqi. ― You are welcome. / No problem. / Please do not be so polite.

你就別跟我客氣了，這事我責無旁貸。 [MSC, trad.]
你就别跟我客气了，这事我责无旁贷。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ jiù bié gēn wǒ kèqi le, zhè shì wǒ zéwúpángdài. [Pinyin]
There's no need to be so polite with me. This is my responsibility.

別怪我對你不客氣。 [MSC, trad.]
别怪我对你不客气。 [MSC, simp.]
Bié guài wǒ duì nǐ bù kèqi. [Pinyin]
I won't be responsible for my actions. (used as a warning)

Synonyms

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婉拒 (wǎnjù)
婉辭 / 婉辞 (wǎncí)
推免 (tuīmiǎn) (literary)
推卻 / 推却 (tuīquè)
推絕 / 推绝 (tuījué)
推謝 / 推谢 (tuīxiè)
推辭 / 推辞 (tuīcí)
禮讓 / 礼让 (lǐràng)
謝絕 / 谢绝 (xièjué)
謙讓 / 谦让 (qiānràng)
辭讓 / 辞让 (círàng)
退讓 / 退让 (tuìràng)

Derived terms

Adjective

客氣

polite; courteous; civil

Synonyms

(Min) 細膩／细腻

Interjection

客氣

you're welcome

Synonyms

不客氣／不客气 (bù kèqi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
客	氣
かく > かっ Grade: 3	き Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Noun

客(かっ)氣(き) or 客氣(かくき) or 客氣(きゃっき) or 客氣(きゃくき) • (kakki or kakuki or kyakki or kyakuki)

Kyūjitai form of 客気 (“rashness”)