粵

打daa2氣hei3

simp打气
daa2 hei3dǎ qì

English

  1. to inflate; to pump up
  2. (verb) Pump someone up;
  3. (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale
  4. to root for; to cheer up somebody; to pep somebody/something up; to bolster one's morale; literally: to make an "achoo"
  5. to put air in (tyre)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 激勵,令他人增加信心、勇氣
  2. 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

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