气话

氣話
qìhuà
noun #31,772

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 angry words
  2. 2 things said in the heat of the moment

Examples

Bié dàngzhēn, nà shì qìhuà.
Don't take it seriously, those were just angry words.
Tā shuō nàxiē dōu shì yīshí de qìhuà.
She said those were just things said in a moment of anger.

Tips

usage
气话 implies the words don't reflect the speaker's true feelings — used to defuse a situation or apologize. Common with verbs (shuō, 'say'), (shì, 'are'): 气话 ('these are angry words'), 别说气话 ('don't speak in anger').
memory
= anger/breath, = words. Literally 'anger-words' — words that come out when your is up.

Stroke Order

huà