嚥氣

Chinese

		to swallow	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (嚥氣)		嚥	氣
simp. (咽气)		咽	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yànqì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin³ hei³
Min Nan (POJ): iàn-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàncì
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: yàn-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannchih
  - Palladius: яньци (janʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    厭棄／厌弃
    嚥氣／咽气
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànqìr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàncìr
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-chʻirh⁴
  - Yale: yàn-chìr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannchiell
  - Palladius: яньцир (janʹcir)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiə̯ɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin³ hei³
  - Yale: yin hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin³ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin³ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³³ hei̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàn-khì
  - Tâi-lô: iàn-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iernqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

Verb

嚥氣

(colloquial) to breathe one's last breath; to die
(Taoism) to swallow breath

Synonyms

(to breathe one's last breath):

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Synonyms of 嚥氣

上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
故 (gù)
故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
早死 (zǎosǐ)
枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死人 (sǐrén)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
逝世 (shìshì)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)

凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (literary, euphemistic)
小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing)
就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
死脫／死脱 (Wu)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
過往／过往 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

Derived terms

嚥氣症／咽气症

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