上氣 [－气]

Jyutping soeng6 hei3
Pinyin shàng qì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Chinese, traditional
    upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi
  2. noun, Chinese, traditional
    abnormal rising of chi; laboured breathing
  3. noun, Cantonese, slang
    nose
  4. verb, literary
    to act rashly out of spite
  5. verb, Cantonese, slang
    to smoke (cigarette or drugs)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    岛上气候怎么样？
    島上氣候怎麼樣？
    dǎo shàng qì hòu zěn me yàng ？
    • What is the climate on the island like?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    行完二百六十八级楼梯上大佛，阿梅上气唔接下气。
    行完二百六十八級樓梯上大佛，阿梅上氣唔接下氣。
    haang4 jyun4 ji6 baak3 luk6 sap6 baat3 kap1 lau4 tai1 soeng5 daai6 fat6, aa3 mui4 soeng5 hei3 m4 zip3 haa6 hei3.
    • Ah-mui is short of breath after climbing 268 steps to the Big Buddha.