氣喘 (hei3 cyun2) — be short of breath; shortness of breath… in Cantonese

hei˗₃氣cyunˊ²喘

简气喘

Mandarin Pinyin: qi4 chuan3

Meaning of 氣喘

nounbe short of breath; shortness of breath; asthma; gasp; assmus; phthisic; polypnea | [粵]: 嗍氣

matˉ¹乜dakˉ¹得neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁hei˗₃氣loiˎ₄來hei˗₃氣cyunˊ²喘？

Why are you gasping?

hei˗₃氣cyunˊ²喘jatˉ¹一hauˊ²口

Gasp for air.

ngoˏ₅我gonˊ²趕dou˗₃到hei˗₃氣cyun2.喘。

I'm out of breath from running.

hei˗₃氣chyunˊ²喘bengˍ₆病houˊ²好naanˎ₄難ji1.醫。

Asthma is hard to cure.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心hei˗₃氣chyunˊ²喘bengˍ₆病faat3.發。

Be careful of asthma attacks.

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