粵

喘cyun2不bat1過gwo3

simp喘不过
cyun2 bat1 gwo3chuǎn bu guò

English

  1. to be unable to breathe easily

Examples

  • 他喘不过气来了。

    He was out of breath.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 湯姆還喘不過氣,說不了話。

    Tom is still too out of breath to speak.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 跑上山後,我完全喘不過氣來。

    After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他跑得太快,以至於喘不過氣來。

    He ran so fast that he was out of breath.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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