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胎氣

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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fetus; litter
gas; air; smell
gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
 
trad. (胎氣)
simp. (胎气)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胎氣

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms, such as oedema, nausea and vomiting, when experienced during pregnancy
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) nourishing aether for the foetus; peaceful atmosphere that a foetus has
    胎氣 [MSC, trad.]
    胎气 [MSC, simp.]
    dòng le tāiqì [Pinyin]
    to have disrupted the nourishing aether for the foetus (and start to have signs and symptoms of a threatened miscarriage or premature birth)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 呔氣 (“air in a tire”).
(This term is a variant form of 呔氣).