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嚥氣

简咽气 · 繁嚥氣

Mandarin · pinyin yàn qì

to die
to breathe one's last

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4 · yan4 qi4

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jin3 hei3

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verb

(colloquial) to breathe one's last breath; to die
(Taoism) to swallow breath

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