喘息 (cyun2 sik1) — to gasp for breath; to take a breather; to pant in Cantonese
cyunˊ²喘sikˉ¹息Mandarin Pinyin: chuan3 xi1
Meaning of 喘息
nounto gasp for breath; to take a breather; to pant
noun(noun) (figurative) Break
Example Sentences with 喘息
paauˊ²跑jyunˎ₄完bouˍ₆步houˊ²好cyunˊ²喘sik1.息。
I'm panting after running.
keoiˏ₅佢cyunˊ²喘sikˉ¹息mˎ₄唔dou3.到。
He can't catch his breath.
jauˉ¹休haakˍ₆息haaˏ₅下sin1,先，ngoˏ₅我cyunˊ²喘sikˉ¹息gan2.緊。
Let me rest a bit, I'm catching my breath.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似cyunˊ²喘sikˉ¹息gan2.緊。
He seems to be struggling to breathe.
dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我cyunˊ²喘sikˉ¹息faan1.返。
Let me catch my breath.
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