聲氣 [声气]

Jyutping seng1 hei3
Pinyin shēng qì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. voice
  2. tone
  3. information
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. response; 2. news
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    聲量​；​開​聲​嘅​氣​力
    voice
    • 佢講嘢冇嚟聲氣。
      佢讲嘢冇嚟声气。
      keoi5 gong2 je5 mou5 lei4 seng1 hei3.
      She speaks with a quiet voice (which I can't hear clearly).
  2. 名詞
    消息​；​反應​；​回應
    response; information; news
    • In咗啲工近排都冇乜聲氣。
      In咗啲工近排都冇乜声气。
      in1 zo2 di1 gung1 zeon3 paai4 dou1 mou5 mat1 seng1 hei3.
      I haven't heard back from any of the companies I've interviewed with.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    hope; prospects
    • 冇嗮聲氣
      冇嗮声气
      mou5 saai3 seng1 hei3
      to be hopeless
  2. noun
    voice and breath
  3. noun
    news
    • 上年同佢通完电话之后就冇乜声气喇。
      上年同佢通完电话之后就冇乜声气喇。
      soeng6 nin2 tung4 keoi5 tung1 jyun4 din6 waa2 zi1 hau6 zau6 mou5 mat1 seng1 hei3 laa3.
      I haven't heard from him since chatting with him on the phone last year.
  4. noun, dialectal
    voice
  5. noun, figuratively
    common interests between friends
  6. noun
    tone; manner of speaking
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 希望
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢冇嚟声气。
    佢講嘢冇嚟聲氣。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 mou5 lei4 seng1 hei3.
    • She speaks with a quiet voice (which I can't hear clearly).
  2. Cantonese
    In咗啲工近排都冇乜声气。
    In咗啲工近排都冇乜聲氣。
    in1 zo2 di1 gung1 zeon3 paai4 dou1 mou5 mat1 seng1 hei3.
    • I haven't heard back from any of the companies I've interviewed with.
  3. Cantonese
    等到颈都长，政府派钱终于有声气。
    等到頸都長，政府派錢終於有聲氣。
    dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 paai3 cin2 zung1 jyu1 jau5 seng1 hei3.
    • We've been waiting for an eternity, but there's finally good news about the government handout.
  4. Cantonese
    究竟边啲学校已经有声气会全面复课？
    究竟邊啲學校已經有聲氣會全面復課？
    gau3 ging2 bin1 di1 hok6 haau6 ji5 ging1 jau5 seng1 hei3 wui5 cyun4 min2 fuk1 fo3?
    • Is there news about exactly which schools will fully resume classes?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    冇嗮声气
    冇嗮聲氣
    mou5 saai3 seng1 hei3
    • to be hopeless