敨氣

See also: 唞气

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

			gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (敨氣)		敨	氣
simp. (敨气)		敨	气
alternative forms		㪗氣／㪗气 透氣／透气 唞氣／唞气 Cantonese 抖氣／抖气 Cantonese

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tau² hei³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu² hei¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): théu-hi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): têu³ hi⁴

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): tao² kui³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau² hei³
    • Yale: táu hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau² hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo² héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: heu² hei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu⁵⁵ hei³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: théu-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: teu` hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: teu³ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯³¹ hi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: têu³ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu³¹ hi⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tao² kui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tháu khùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰui²¹³/

Verb

敨⫽氣 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to breathe

   今日熱到敨唔到氣。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   今日热到敨唔到气。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ jat⁶ jit⁶ dou³ tau² m⁴ dou^3-2 hei³. [Jyutping]

   It's so hot today, I can't breathe.

2. (Cantonese) to catch one's breath

   畀我敨陣氣先啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   畀我敨阵气先啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   bei² ngo⁵ tau² zan⁶ hei³ sin¹ laa¹. [Jyutping]

   Let me catch my breath for a moment.

3. (Cantonese) to take a breather; to take a break

   呢排好忙啊，想敨下氣都唔得。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢排好忙啊，想敨下气都唔得。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ paai⁴ hou² mong⁴ aa³, soeng² tau² haa⁵ hei³ dou¹ m⁴ dak¹. [Jyutping]

   It's so busy these days. I can't even take a break.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 呼吸 (“to breathe”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		呼吸
Mandarin	Taiwan	呼吸
	Singapore	呼吸
Cantonese	Guangzhou	敨氣
	Hong Kong	敨氣
	Taishan	敨氣
	Singapore (Guangfu)	敨氣
Hakka	Meixian	敨氣
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	敨氣
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	敨氣
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	敨氣
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	敨氣
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	敨氣
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	敨氣
Northern Min	Jian'ou	取氣
Southern Min	Xiamen	喘氣
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	喘氣
	Quanzhou	喘氣
	Zhangzhou	喘氣
	Tainan	喘氣
	Penang (Hokkien)	喘氣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	喘氣
	Manila (Hokkien)	喘氣, 呼吸
	Jieyang	敨氣
	Singapore (Teochew)	喘氣

Derived terms

• 吊頸都要敨下氣／吊颈都要敨下气 (diu³ geng² dou¹ jiu³ tau² haa⁵ hei³) (Cantonese)

 

Pronunciation 2

			gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (敨氣)		敨	氣
simp. (敨气)		敨	气
alternative forms		㪗氣／㪗气 敨喟 㪗喟 敁氣／敁气 解氣／解气

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tháu-khùi / tháu-khì

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: tháu-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taw'quix
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tháu-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taw'qix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

Verb

敨氣

1. (Hokkien) to vent one's feelings; to get something off one's chest

Pronunciation 3

			gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (敨氣)		敨	氣
simp. (敨气)		敨	气
alternative forms		㪗氣／㪗气 敁氣／敁气 通氣／通气

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tháu-khì / tháu-khùi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tháu-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taw'qix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: tháu-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taw'quix
    • IPA (Singapore): /tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/

Verb

敨氣

1. (Hokkien) to ventilate

Synonyms

• 透氣／透气 (tòuqì)
• 通氣／通气 (tōngqì)