粵

回wui4氣hei3

simp回气
wui4 hei3huí qì

English

  1. to restore breath
  2. to take a break after completing an intensive activity; literally: to return air

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺做完某件事之後休息以回復元氣,類似唞氣

Examples

  • 我哋已經寫咗幾個鐘論文,不如一齊飲吓咖啡回一回氣先。

    We've been writing our essays for hours already. Let's take a break and have some coffee for now.

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

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