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嗍氣

sok3 hei3

[1] gasp for breath; breathe hard; pant
[2] strenuous; laborious; be a strain

synonym: [粵] 氣咳 [國] 喘氣; 費力, 吃力

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 586

嗍氣

嗍 sok3 suo1 shuo4 - another form of $ ([v] suck in; imbibe)
氣 hei3 qi4 - gas; air; breath; anger

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爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。粵 edit
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.

呢份工做到嗍氣。粵 edit
This job involves strenuous work.

This word was added by tym on 26th Mar 2005 and last edited on 25th Oct 2007

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