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氣咻咻

简气咻咻 · 繁氣咻咻

Mandarin · pinyin qì xiū xiū

to pant
to gasp for breath

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
咻: xiū · shout
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–1–1 · qi4 xiu1 xiu1

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hei3 jau1 jau1

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