Chinese

Noun

熱氣

1. steam; heat   (Classifier: 股)
2. passion; enthusiasm; hype   (Classifier: 股)
3. (TCM) internal heat
4. (Hakka) food that increases internal heat (e.g. deep-fried food)

Derived terms

Adjective

熱氣 (Cantonese)

1. suffering from internal heat

   我呢排熱氣，成口生嗮飛滋。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   我呢排热气，成口生嗮飞滋。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Ngo⁵ ni¹ paai⁴jit⁶ hei³, seng⁴ hau² saang¹ saai³ fei¹ zi¹. [Jyutping]

   I am suffering from internal heat lately, so I've got canker sores all over my mouth.

2. increasing internal heat

   唔好食咁多熱氣嘢呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   唔好食咁多热气嘢呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   M⁴ hou² sik⁶ gam³ do¹jit⁶ hei³ je⁵ aa³. [Jyutping]

   Don't eat too much food that increases internal heat.