粵

氣hei3門mun4

simp气门
hei3 mun4qì mén

English

  1. valve (esp. tire valve)
  2. accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)
  3. stigma (zool.)
  4. spiracle
  5. an acupuncture point where you can't breath when it is hit, literally gas door

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中醫穴位,打中咗會透唔到氣

Examples

  • 佢啱啱畀個波省中氣門,唞咗一陣先可以出嚟比賽。

    He got hit by the ball just above the stomach. He had to take some rest before returning to the match.

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

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