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Jyutping hau2 hei3
Pinyin kǒu qi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    meaning behind the words; undertone; implied meaning; undercurrent
    (syn.) 口风, 口風
  2. noun
    breath; (especially) bad breath
  3. noun, obsolete
    accent; dialect
  4. noun
    tone; manner of speaking
    (syn.) 語氣, 语气

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Jyutping hau2 hei3
Pinyin kǒu qì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tone of voice
  2. the way one speaks
  3. manner of expression
  4. tone
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. breath of mouth; (of linguistics) (2.) tone (e.g. gentle, mean, unfriendly, etc.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    口釋​放出​嚟​嘅​氣​味​,​通常​形容​果​啲​令人​厭​惡​嘅​氣​味
    smell given off by the mouth
    • 有口氣
      有口气
      jau5 hau2 hei3
      to have bad breath
    • 食煙嘅人有好大陣口氣。
      食烟嘅人有好大阵口气。
      sik6 jin1 ge3 jan4 jau5 hou2 daai6 zan6 hau2 hei3.
      Smokers have very bad breath.
    • 用牙膏可以令你口氣清新。
      用牙膏可以令你口气清新。
      jung6 ngaa4 gou1 ho2 ji5 ling6 nei5 hau2 hei3 cing1 san1.
      Toothpaste can keep your breath fresh.
  2. 名詞
    講​嘢​嘅​態​度​;​語氣
    speaking attitude
    • 佢知道自己冇談判籌碼之後,口氣開始軟化。
      佢知道自己冇谈判筹码之后,口气开始软化。
      keoi5 zi1 dou3 zi6 gei2 mou5 taam4 pun3 cau4 maa5 zi1 hau6, hau2 hei3 hoi1 ci2 jyun5 faa3.
      He softened his tone after realizing that he had no bargaining chips left.
    • 佢咁大口氣,做唔做得嚟啊?
      佢咁大口气,做唔做得嚟啊?
      keoi5 gam3 daai6 hau2 hei3, zou6 m4 zou6 dak1 lai4 aa3?
      He sure talks big. Is he really up to the task?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    meaning behind the words; undertone; implied meaning; undercurrent
    (syn.) 口风, 口風
  2. noun
    breath; (especially) bad breath
  3. noun, obsolete
    accent; dialect
  4. noun
    tone; manner of speaking
    (syn.) 語氣, 语气
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2428
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我会战斗到最后一口气。
    我會戰鬥到最後一口氣。
    wǒ huì zhàn dòu dào zuì hòu yī kǒu qì 。
    • I will fight to the last breath.
  2. Mandarin
    我们上班时的情绪,就像坐过山车一样 ﹣ 老板脸上一现出不悦的神色,我们就要吃苦头;老板脸上有了笑容,我们才能松一口气。这样的工作,我不想再干下去了。
    我們上班時的情緒,就像坐過山車一樣 ﹣ 老闆臉上一現出不悅的神色,我們就要吃苦頭;老闆臉上有了笑容,我們才能鬆一口氣。這樣的工作,我不想再幹下去了。
    wǒ men shàng bān shí de qíng xù , jiù xiàng zuò guò shān chē yī yàng ﹣ lǎo bǎn liǎn shàng yī xiàn chū bù yuè de shén sè , wǒ men jiù yào chī kǔ tou ; lǎo bǎn liǎn shàng yǒu le xiào róng , wǒ men cái néng sōng yī kǒu qì 。 zhè yàng de gōng zuò , wǒ bù xiǎng zài gàn xià qù le 。
    • I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.
  3. Mandarin
    他严肃的口气和他的大声掩盖了他内心的敏感和他亲切的本质。
    他嚴肅的口氣和他的大聲掩蓋了他內心的敏感和他親切的本質。
    tā yán sù de kǒu qì hé tā de dà shēng yǎn gài le tā nèi xīn de mǐn gǎn hé tā qīn qiè de běn zhì 。
    • His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.
  4. Mandarin
    “不”,他用坚定的口气说道。
    “不”,他用堅定的口氣説道。
    “ bù ”, tā yòng jiān dìng de kǒu qì shuō dào 。
    • "No", he said in a decided tone.
  5. Mandarin
    我们看见远处传来了一点光,不禁都松了一口气。
    我們看見遠處傳來了一點光,不禁都鬆了一口氣。
    wǒ men kàn jiàn yuǎn chù chuán lái le yī diǎn guāng , bù jīn dōu sōng le yī kǒu qì 。
    • We felt relieved when we saw a light in the distance.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啲口气闻落好似山羊芝士咁。
    佢啲口氣聞落好似山羊芝士咁。
    keoi5 di1 hau2 hei3 man4 lok6 hou2 ci5 saan1 joeng4 zi1 si6 gam3 。
    • His breath smells like goat cheese.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋见佢平安过咗对面条河,即刻松一口气。
    我哋見佢平安過咗對面條河,即刻鬆一口氣。
    ngo5 dei6 gin3 keoi5 ping4 on1 gwo3 zo2 deoi3 min6 tiu4 ho4, zik1 hak1 sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.
    • We immediately sighed with relief to see her reach the other side of the river safely.
  2. Cantonese
    呵一口气
    呵一口氣
    ho1 jat1 hau2 hei3
    • to give a puff
  3. Cantonese
    一口气
    一口氣
    jat1 hau2 hei3
    • one breath
  4. Cantonese
    终于见完工,即刻松一口气。
    終於見完工,即刻鬆一口氣。
    zung1 jyu1 gin3 jyun4 gung1, zik1 hak1 sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.
    • I breathed a sigh of relief after finishing the job interview.
  5. Cantonese
    鲸鱼能够一口气潜水潜几个钟。
    鯨魚能夠一口氣潛水潛幾個鐘。
    king4 jyu4 nang4 gau3 jat1 hau5 hei3 cim4 seoi2 cim4 gei2 go3 zung1
    • Whales can dive for several hours on a single breath.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吸一口气
    吸一口氣
    xī yī kǒu qì
    • to take a breath
  2. Mandarin
    他深深的叹了一口气。
    他深深的嘆了一口氣。
    tā shēn shēn de tàn le yī kǒu qì .
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    我会战斗到最后一口气。
    我會戰鬥到最後一口氣。
    wǒ huì zhàn dòu dào zuì hòu yī kǒu qì .
    • I will fight to my last breath.
  4. Mandarin
    一口气看了9集
    一口氣看了9集
    yī kǒu qì kàn le jiǔ jí
    • watched 9 episodes in one go