上气不接下气
shàng​qì​bù​jiē​xià​qì

to be out of breath

  • created sense approved 上气不接下气/上氣不接下氣 · shàng​qì​bù​jiē​xià​qì · to be out of breath — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上气不接下气 / 上氣不接下氣

    shàng​qì​bù​jiē​xià​qì

    to be out of breath

    (idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air; describes breathing that is rapid and labored, as from exertion or illness

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 接 (literal) → 接 · jiē · to connect 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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