粵

氣hei3息sik1

simp气息
hei3 sik1qì xī

English

  1. breath
  2. smell
  3. odor
  4. flavor
  5. flavour
  6. breath; breathing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 感覺、特徵(量詞:絲/種)
  2. 呼吸;生命跡象(量詞:絲/種)

Examples

  • 他已经气息奄奄。

    He was nearing his end.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 我在感受生命的气息。

    I'm feeling the breath of life.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

  • 空氣中充斥著海的氣息。

    The air was permeated by the smell of the sea.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 她屏着氣息,躲了在門的後面。

    She hid behind the door and held her breath.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 有強烈嘅鄉土氣息

    to have a strong flavor of one's hometown ----

  • 救護車趕到嚟嗰時,佢已經冇咗氣息嚹。

    When the ambulance came, he had already lost his breath.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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