過氣

简 过气 · 繁 過氣
Mandarin · pinyin guò qì

Meanings

  1. past one's prime
  2. has-been
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過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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4–4 · guo4 qi4

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gwo3 hei3

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gwo3 hei3

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adj

  1. past its prime; no longer popular

verb

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min) to breathe one's last; to die

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