出氣 [－气]

Jyutping ceot1 hei3
Pinyin chū qì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to give vent to anger
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. express of anger on an unrelated one
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    字面​係​排出​空氣​，​又​指​排解​唔​開心​、​忿怒​嘅​情​緒
    (lit.) to air out; (fig.) to vent one's spleen; to vent one's anger
    • 佢一唔開心就揾我嚟出氣，直頭當我係出氣袋。
      佢一唔开心就揾我嚟出气，直头当我系出气袋。
      Every time he's unhappy, he vents his anger on me. He's just treating me like a "verbal punch bag".
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to vent one's anger
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢一唔开心就闹我，当我系出气袋。
    佢一唔開心就鬧我，當我係出氣袋。
    keoi5 jat1 m4 hoi1 sam1 zau6 naau6 ngo5, dong3 ngo5 hai6 ceot1 hei3 doi2.
    • He chides me whenever he is upset, as if I were his punchbag.
  2. Cantonese
    佢一唔开心就揾我嚟出气，直头当我系出气袋。
    佢一唔開心就揾我嚟出氣，直頭當我係出氣袋。
    • Every time he's unhappy, he vents his anger on me. He's just treating me like a "verbal punch bag".
  3. Cantonese
    佢两个根本就系一个鼻哥窿出气，唔系真心帮我哋出头。
    佢兩個根本就係一個鼻哥窿出氣，唔係真心幫我哋出頭。
    keoi5 loeng5 go3 gan1 bun2 zau6 hai6 jat1 go3 bei6 go1 lung1 ceot1 hei3, m4 hai6 zan1 sam1 bong1 ngo5 dei6 ceot1 tau4.
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    最奇怪的是昨天街上的那个女人，打他儿子，嘴里说道：“老子呀！我要咬你几口才出气！”他眼睛却看着我。
    最奇怪的是昨天街上的那個女人，打他兒子，嘴裏説道：“老子呀！我要咬你幾口才出氣！”他眼睛卻看着我。
    zuì qí guài de shì zuó tiān jiē shàng de nà ge nǚ rén ， dǎ tā ér zǐ ， zuǐ lǐ shuō dào ： “ lǎo zi ya ！ wǒ yào yǎo nǐ jǐ kǒu cái chū qì ！ ” tā yǎn jīng què kàn zhe wǒ ．
    • The strangest was a woman on the street yesterday. She was hitting her son. From her mouth, I heard her say, "Young man! I'd like to take a few bites out of you just to vent my anger!" Yet, her eyes were fixed on me.