元氣

See also: 元気 and 元气

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (元氣)		元	氣
simp. (元气)		元	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánqì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-hi / ngiàn-hi
Min Nan (POJ): goân-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanchih
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ hei³
  - Yale: yùhn hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ héi³
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngienˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² hi⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngianˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² hi⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-khì
  - Tâi-lô: guân-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ŋʉɐn kʰɨi^H/▼

Rime
Character	元	氣
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	愚袁切	去旣切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐn/	/kʰɨi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐn/	/kʰɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐn/	/kʰiəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuan/	/kʰɨj^H/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐn/	/kʰiəi^H/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐn/	/kʰĭəi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐn/	/kʰe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán	qì

Noun

元氣

(Chinese philosophy) energy of primal chaos
(in common usage) strength; vigour; vitality
(traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy

Derived terms

傷元氣／伤元气
元氣滿滿／元气满满 (yuánqì mǎnmǎn)

補元氣／补元气

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元氣):

Japanese: 元 (げん)気 (き) (genki)
Korean: 원기 (元氣, won-gi)
Vietnamese: nguyên khí (元氣)

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