喘不過氣來

简 喘不过气来 · 繁 喘不過氣來
Mandarin · pinyin chuǎn bu guò qì lái

Meanings

  1. to be unable to breathe
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喘
chuǎn · pant, gasp, breathe heavily
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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3–5–4–4–2 · chuan3 bu5 guo4 qi4 lai2

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cyun2 bat1 gwo3 hei3 loi4

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