上氣不接下氣

上氣不接下氣

See also: 上气不接下气

Chinese

		upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi; abnormal rising of chi upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi; abnormal rising of chi; laboured breathing	not; no	to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
trad. (上氣不接下氣)		上氣	不	接	下氣
simp. (上气不接下气)		上气	不	接	下气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ hei³ bat¹ zip³ haa⁶ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqchih bu jie shiahchih
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ hei³ bat¹ zip³ haa⁶ hei³
    • Yale: seuhng hei bāt jip hah hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hei³ bat⁷ dzip⁸ haa⁶ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ héi³ bed¹ jib³ ha⁶ héi³
    • IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ häː²² hei̯³³/

Idiom

上氣不接下氣

1. to be out of breath; to gasp for breath