喘息

Chinese

		to gasp; to pant; asthma	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (喘息)		喘	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuǎnxī, chuǎnxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun² sik¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoán-siak / chhoán-sek / chhoán-sit

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuǎnxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuǎnsi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻuan³-hsi¹
    • Yale: chwǎn-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choanshi
    • Palladius: чуаньси (čuanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuǎnxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuǎnsí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻuan³-hsi²
    • Yale: chwǎn-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choanshyi
    • Palladius: чуаньси (čuanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cyun² sik¹
    • Yale: chyún sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn² sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: qun² xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoán-siak
    • Tâi-lô: tshuán-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoafnsiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoán-sek
    • Tâi-lô: tshuán-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoafnseg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoán-sit
    • Tâi-lô: tshuán-sit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoafnsid
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚³²/

Verb

喘息

1. to pant; to gasp for air

   • 喘息較常見於病毒性感染。 [MSC, trad.]
     喘息较常见于病毒性感染。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: World Health Organization

     Chuǎnxī jiào cháng jiàn yú bìngdúxìng gǎnrǎn. [Pinyin]

     Wheezing is more common in viral infections.

2. (figurative) to take a breather; to take a respite

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
喘	息
ぜん Hyōgaiji	そく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

喘(ぜん)息(そく) • (zensoku) 

1. (pathology) a respiratory condition in which the airways suddenly narrow making it difficult to breathe; asthma

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Korean

Hanja in this term
喘	息

Noun

喘息 • (cheonsik) (hangeul 천식)

1. Hanja form^? of 천식 (“asthma”).