粵

長coeng4氣hei3

simp长气
coeng4 hei3zhǎng qì

English

  1. (adjective) long-winded; protracted; interminable; prolix; verbose
  2. long-winded; talking on and on in a repetitive way

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 講起嘢上嚟可以講唔停口、沒完沒了

Examples

  • 你唔好咁長氣啦,我記得㗎喇!

    You don't need to keep going on and on, I've got it already!

  • 我們都舒了一口長氣。

    We all breathed a big sigh of relief.

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

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