瓦斯

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (瓦斯)
simp. #(瓦斯)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 瓦斯(ガス) (gasu), from English gas.

See also 嘎斯 (> 嘎斯罐).

Pronunciation

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Note: ka-sṳ́ - from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: gá-suh - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

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瓦斯

  1. gas (fuel for cooking, heating etc); natural gas
    瓦斯爆炸  ―  wǎsī bàozhà  ―  gas explosion
  2. (military) poison gas
    催淚瓦斯催泪瓦斯  ―  cuīlèi wǎsī  ―  tear gas
    窒息瓦斯  ―  zhìxī wǎsī  ―  choking gas

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)

Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
kan'on tōon
For pronunciation and definitions of 瓦斯 – see the following entry.
ガス
[noun] natural gas
[noun] gas
[noun] a dense thick fog
(This term, 瓦斯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)