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Chinese
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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
Verb
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?
- Why do you keep sighing?
Synonyms
- 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