上气不接下气
Traditional form:
上氣不接下氣
Pinyin (reading):
shàngqìbùjiēxiàqì
Definitions:
- out of breath (idiom)
- to gasp for air
Characters:
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
- 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
- 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
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