yàn​qì

to breathe one's last

  • created sense approved 咽气/嚥氣 · yàn​qì · to breathe one's last — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咽气 / 嚥氣

    yàn​qì

    to breathe one's last

    to die; to take one's last breath

    咽, 气

    咽 (literal) → 咽 · yàn · to swallow 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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  • created sense approved 咽气/嚥氣 · yàn​qì · to swallow air — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咽气 / 嚥氣

    yàn​qì

    to swallow air

    a Taoist health practice of swallowing air or breath

    咽, 气

    咽 (literal) → 咽 · yàn · to swallow 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense