瓦斯

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (瓦斯)		瓦	斯

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 瓦 (ガ)斯 (ス) (gasu), from Dutch gas.

See also 嘎斯 (> 嘎斯罐).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎsī

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˇ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ si¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngá-sṳ̂ / ka-sṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): óa-su / óa-sir / óa-suh / gá-suh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǎsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woasy
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ si¹
  - Yale: ngáh sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ xi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː¹³ siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngá-sṳ̂ / ka-sṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: nga` sii´ / ga sii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nga³ si¹ / ga⁴ si³
  - IPA: /ŋa³¹ sɨ²⁴/, /ka⁵⁵ sɨ³¹/

Note: ka-sṳ́ - from Japanese pronunciation.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, dated in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-su
  - Tâi-lô: uá-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafsw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-sir
  - Tâi-lô: uá-sir
  - IPA (Kinmen): /ua⁵³⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: rare in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-suh
  - Tâi-lô: uá-suh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafsuq
  - IPA (Taipei): /ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gá-suh
  - Tâi-lô: gá-suh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafsuq
  - IPA (Taipei): /ga⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ga⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suʔ³²/

Note: gá-suh - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

瓦斯

fuel gas; gas (in mining or the military)

Derived terms

催淚瓦斯／催泪瓦斯
天然瓦斯
毒瓦斯
液化瓦斯
液體瓦斯／液体瓦斯

瓦斯中毒
瓦斯彈／瓦斯弹
瓦斯槍／瓦斯枪
瓦斯爐／瓦斯炉
瓦斯車／瓦斯车

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓦	斯
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō

Etymology

Ateji. This kanji spelling is rare. For full etymology, see ガス.

Noun

瓦斯 (hiragana がす, katakana ガス, rōmaji gasu)

Rare spelling of ガス.

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