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Chinese
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged |
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上
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氣
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| simp. (上气)
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上
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气
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
上氣
- (traditional Chinese medicine) upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi
Pronunciation 2
Noun
上氣
- (traditional Chinese medicine) abnormal rising of chi; laboured breathing
- (Cantonese, slang) nose
Derived terms
Verb
上氣
- (literary) to act rashly out of spite
- (Cantonese, slang) to smoke (cigarette or drugs)
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 上氣 – see the following entries.
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| 【上気】
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- rush of blood to the head causing one to flush
- such a rush causing one to become frenzied or lose oneself
- to flush
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| (This term, 上氣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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| (This term, 上氣, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (上気) of the above term.)
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