客氣 (haak3 hei3 | ke4 qi4) : polite; politeness

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客氣

haak3 hei3

ke4 qi4

polite; politeness

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,470,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

客氣 / 客气

This word has been viewed 5119 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 22nd Jul 2004 11:13 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

客 haak3 - guest; visitor; customer; passenger
氣 hei3 - gas; air; breath; anger

10 compounds containing this word:

不客氣 - no need to be so polite; don't mention it
唔使客氣 - no need to be so polite; don't mention it
唔好客氣呀 - "make yourself at home"
唔使客氣呀 - "make yourself at home"
不客氣的 - unkind, tactless
毫不客氣 - no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)
別客氣 - "don't be so polite"
不用客氣 - don't mention it; you're welcome
甭客氣 - don't mention it; you're welcome
讕客氣 - pretend to be polite and humble

Showing 1 example containing 客氣

便心啫，唔使客氣粵
It's nothing much, there's no need to stand on ceremony.

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *