倒抽一口氣

See also: 倒抽一口气

Chinese

		upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt	to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	one breath; life
trad. (倒抽一口氣)		倒	抽	一口氣
simp. (倒抽一口气)		倒	抽	一口气

Etymology

Literally: to breath in one mouthful of air

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dào chōu yīkǒu qì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄡ ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dào chōu yīkǒu qì [Phonetic: dào chōu yìkǒu qì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄡ ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dào chou yikǒu cì
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴ chʻou¹ i¹-kʻou³ chʻi⁴
    • Yale: dàu chōu yī-kǒu chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw chou ikoou chih
    • Palladius: дао чоу икоу ци (dao čou ikou ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Idiom

倒抽一口氣

1. to gasp