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Chinese[edit]
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to sigh
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gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
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trad. (嘆氣/歎氣)
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嘆/歎
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氣
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simp. (叹气)
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叹
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气
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Pronunciation[edit]
嘆氣
- to sigh (with regret); to heave a sigh; to let out a sigh
你怎麼老嘆氣呀? [MSC, trad.]
你怎么老叹气呀? [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ zěnme lǎo tànqì ya? [Pinyin]
- Why do you keep sighing?
Synonyms[edit]
- 吐氣/吐气 (Hokkien)
- 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
- 喘氣/喘气 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 嘆/叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 嘆息/叹息 (tànxī)
- 太息 (tàixī) (literary)
- 打咳聲/打咳声 (Harbin)
Derived terms[edit]