粵

抖tau2氣hei3

tau2 hei3dǒu qìinferred

English

  1. to breathe
  2. to catch one's breath
  3. to rest for a bit

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 呼吸
  2. 調整呼吸嘅節奏
  3. 休息一下

Examples

  • 抖順條氣

    to smooth one's breath

  • 游水最緊要學點樣抖氣。

    The most important thing about swimming is to learn to breathe properly. ----

  • 我工作太忙,想去旅行抖下氣都冇時間。

    I've been so busy with work; no time to even take a break and go somewhere.

  • 我啱啱跑完步,要慢慢抖完氣先可以再跑。

    I just finished running, I need some time to catch my breath before I can start running again. ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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