打氣
simp打气daa2 hei3dǎ qì
English
- to inflate; to pump up
- (verb) Pump someone up;
- (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale
- to root for; to cheer up somebody; to pep somebody/something up; to bolster one's morale; literally: to make an "achoo"
- to put air in (tyre)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 激勵,令他人增加信心、勇氣
- 打呔氣;將空氣注入(車呔)
Examples
我唔開心嗰陣,我班朋友會同我打氣。
When I'm sad, my friends encourage me.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
球员们坐在更衣室,听教练给他们打气。
The players sat and listened to their coach give them a pep talk in the changing rooms.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
去幫條呔打氣先。
Let's inflate the tyres.
放心啦,我哋個個都會幫你打氣㗎!
Don't worry, everyone of us will be rooting for you. ----
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk