讀空氣

Chinese

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Etymology

Calque of Japanese 空(くう)気(き)を読(よ)む (kūki o yomu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dú kōngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥㄑㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dú kōngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dú kongcì
  - Wade–Giles: tu² kʻung¹-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: dú kūng-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwu kongchih
  - Palladius: ду кунци (du kunci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Verb

讀⫽空氣 (verb-object)

(slang, intransitive) to read the room
讀不懂空氣／读不懂空气 ― dú bù dǒng kōngqì ― to be unable to read the room

Related terms

KY (kēiwài)

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